Word: contestation
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...event will kick off at 8:30 with a “FAN-tastic Freshman” contest, so get there early to laugh at the freshmen before they become disillusioned...
...wouldn't know it on the streets of Paris, Athens or Helsinki. Europeans are by and large apathetic about the idea of having an E.U. President, in part, perhaps, because they aren't having a say in choosing who it is. Rather than open the contest up to a Europe-wide vote, E.U. leaders are instead making the decision behind closed doors amid a swirl of rumors, gossip and intrigue more befitting a papal conclave than the selection of the head of the largest group of democracies in the world. (See pictures of Paris expanding...
...Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, who is chairing the summit, countered that it was naive to think the E.U. could have an open contest or an official field of declared contenders. "It sends the signal to the people of your country, 'I'm on my way to another job. On Monday, I'm back again and I didn't get it, but I still love you,' " Reinfeldt said. "Sorry, anyone who has been in politics knows that that's unrealistic." (See 10 things to do in Sweden...
...third period began with continuous back-and-forth play as the Crimson defense stopped seven Bobcat attempts. With Harvard racking up two of its five penalties for the game, it was not until the final seven minutes that Buesser scored the last goal of the contest, giving the Crimson a definitive five-goal lead going into the final minutes...
Throughout the contest, Harvard outshot the Bobcats, 28-18, scoring one on a power play and one off of a faceoff. The Crimson won 42 faceoffs, compared to Quinnipiac’s 16, giving Harvard more time with the puck...