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...Democratic opponent Jackie Speier, a state senator and 30-year veteran of local politics, would be thinner than a computer chip. “It is not possible,” he said. “Certainly, we would lose this race and not just one in a tight contest, but we would lose in a big way.” Lessig said he would direct the money that had been donated for his campaign to his “Change Congress” movement, which aims to get politicians to refuse money from lobbyists, ban “earmarks...
...which Tata plans to introduce its no-frills vehicle. Furthermore, Model T fuel consumption averaged 15 miles per gallon—better than a Hummer—while the Nano can boast 50 miles per gallon. And when it comes to the bottom line, there’s no contest: the ‘affordable’ Model T ran the typical turn-of-the-century buyer under $20,000 in 2007 dollars, almost 10 times as much as the Nano costs. This begs the question: if the Nano was being released in the U.S., would it be considered...
...caliber team next year.” HARVARD 9, DARTMOUTH 0 The Crimson turned in its most dominating performance of the season in Sunday’s fifth-place game, defeating Dartmouth, 9-0, to record its second 9-0 whitewash in as many days. The match was no contest from its outset. Only one player, sophomore No. 3 Katherine O’Donnell, needed four sets to secure the win, while the other eight matches were all decided in straight sets, 3-0. With the wins, freshman No. 2 Alisha Mashruwala, captain No. 6 Supriya Balsekar, and sophomore...
...could even come within one goal of vanquishing Harvard.Until Friday night, that is.The perfect ECAC regular season for the Crimson (25-1-0, 21-0-0 ECAC) was on the line on Friday in Hamilton, N.Y. against Colgate. With the clock ticking down in the third period and the contest deadlocked at 2-2, the Raiders (12-15-5, 9-9-4 ECAC) took a 4-on-3 advantage after two penalties were logged against Harvard. For a moment, it looked like Colgate might derail the Crimson’s unblemished conference campaign.Then Sarah Vaillancourt took the puck.The junior forward...
Last year’s contest winner created a footstool for the bathroom of the restaurant, explaining—in writing on the stool—that she did so because she was too short to see the mirror...