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Schindel put up half of the Crimson’s points, booting two field goals and adding the extra point on the team’s sole touchdown. An invaluable crutch on special teams for Harvard all year, he made his presence feel more keenly in the low-scoring affair that lacked the usual offesnsive fireworks...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Charting the Road to Perfection | 11/19/2004 | See Source »

...convinced it wouldn't work as well. The therapists agree, adding that SEGT "is an essential component of care that should be offered routinely to all women caught up in this stressful health predicament." While Shinta, Sally and Jeanette have learned to let go of feelings of misfortune, the crutch of the Thursday Girls is something they long to keep until...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sisters For Life | 10/27/2004 | See Source »

...subtler way, Dean's lack of a war record might have actually helped him. For the Kerry campaign, Vietnam has been a crutch, an all-purpose response to any foreign policy attack. Partly as a result, Kerry's team didn't use the Democratic Convention to develop a compelling national-security message, a mistake it is frantically trying to remedy now. Dean, because he couldn't talk about Vietnam, might have focused on other things--like Bush's failure to get tough with the Saudis or fund homeland security--that Americans care more about than whether Lieutenant Kerry deserved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: If Howard Dean Were the Candidate ... | 10/4/2004 | See Source »

...picture of urban reality, that's pretty freaked up. Yes, profanity can be a crutch for lazy minds. But used by good writers, it helps create character and place. And on Sex, the talk is ultimately more important than the action. In the original version of the episode The Real Me, Margaret Cho, playing a foul-mouthed fashion-show producer, personifies New York City: stressed out, uninhibited and slightly nuts but vital, driven and alive. Divested of her F bombs, her character practically disappears...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: S_x And The Scissors | 6/21/2004 | See Source »

Rushing for an Ivy-freshman record 1,187 yards and 12 touchdowns—both good enough for second in Harvard history behind the sophomore totals of Chris Mennick ’00—Dawson provided a much-needed offensive crutch, particularly after Fitzpatrick fell victim to injuries four games into the season. The record-setting effort also helped Dawson become just the second freshman ever to receive first team All-Ivy honors...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Male Rookie of the Year: Clifton Dawson | 6/10/2004 | See Source »

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