Word: crowning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Smith Professor of the French and Spanish Languages Juan Marichal notes that the abortive coup underscored the link between the crown and the new democracy. "The people in the army who wanted to turn back the clock knew that they couldn't do it without killing the king." He adds that the monarch's response made clear that "loyalty to him is loyalty to the constitution...
Marichal says that the freedom given to Spain's historically fractious provinces is largely due to faith in this "singular function of the crown...
With the ticket to the Final Four national championships in hand (by virtue of its Eastern crown), but no money to pay for it, the ruggers went up against their toughest opponent of the year: that old nemesis, the Athletic Department...
...field--club or no club--the rugby team became one of Harvard's finest squads of the year. The season that started with a disappointing loss in the New England Championships in the fall ended seven months later with the only national crown won by a Harvard team this year...
...took the oldest rugby club in North America 112 years to cop its first title, but with the exposure of the nationals and increasing support from the Department of Athletics, club members hope the next crown will come a little sooner...