Word: contestation
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...said Megan L. Srinivas ’09 of Iowa. The guests presented different perspectives on mayors’ impact on the 2008 election. “Everybody in American politics is part of the process, but mayors can play important roles, particularly in the primary contest,” said Leach. Nevertheless, some newly elected mayors felt that they lacked sufficient political capital to expend it on a presidential election. “I’m not going to endorse anybody just yet,” said Greg Ballard, mayor-elect in Indianapolis...
...will again see his fair share of the action. Only this time, he will be wearing the new white uniform of Harvard (2-4).Following a relatively disappointing freshman campaign in which he started 14 of his team’s 29 games and averaged only 5.3 points per contest, McGeary became one of new Harvard head coach Tommy Amaker’s first recruits to Cambridge.“I was transferring anyway and had asked for and gotten my release from UNH,” McGeary said. “Coach Amaker and I have a mutual connection...
...upper echelon of the ECAC, the Harvard women’s hockey team came out on top again. The No. 2 Crimson (7-0-0, 7-0-0 ECAC) edged out No. 8 Dartmouth (7-2-1, 5-2-0 ECAC), 2-1, in a back-and-forth contest, maintaining its perfect record and holding on to sole possession of first place in the conference. “It was a great game for the fans,” Harvard coach Katey Stone said. “Dartmouth’s a good team. It was nice...
...team with the return of captain Brad Unger. The forward had missed the first five games to start the season with a stress fracture in his foot. But before the Saturday night game against the Friars, he took part in pre-game drills and was in uniform for the contest, as opposed to the coat and tie look he donned for the team’s previous games. “Brad has practiced the last couple of days, so we’re trying to see where he is,” Crimson coach Tommy Amaker said...
...Crimson’s commanding 5-0 win over No. 10 Clarkson and the Saints’ 4-3 triumph over the No. 8 Big Green on Friday night made Saturday’s contest a true battle for supremacy in the ECAC...