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...India's national sport. That title goes to another English import, field hockey. But as anyone who has ever stepped foot in India can tell you, there is really only one game that matters here and it's not hockey. In the build-up to the quadrennial World Cup - which opened Tuesday in Jamaica - cricket has dominated social conversation, magazine covers and the airwaves. "Cricket is the only game that can stop life in India," says Apurva Anand, a 21-year-old architecture student. "For the next few weeks my studies will just have to go on hold...
...well.”The men’s foil competition will display senior Enoch Woodhouse and sophomore Kai Itameri-Kinter. Woodhouse makes the fourth senior qualifier.The epee squad was in unfamiliar territory, fencing without the 2006 epee national champion, junior Benjamin Ungar, absent for a World Cup event.Although last year Ungar could have petitioned for a bye in regionals and a spot for nationals, rule changes dictate that his decision to fence internationally means he will not be headed to Madison, N.J., in two weeks.“After last year, when he came in third at the Junior...
Dunkin' Donuts, which is based in Canton, Mass., had comfortably enjoyed the second spot in the breakfast market for years. Customers relied on Dunkin' for a doughnut and a cup of joe; they went to McDonald's for anything more. That easy division worked for years. Dunkin' rang up more than $3 billion in U.S. breakfast sales last year, compared with the Golden Arches' $7 billion, according to research firm A.G. Edwards. But the heat is on. In January McDonald's, which is in the middle of its own revival, scored big when its coffee beat Dunkin...
...France needed a $3.9 billion injection from the government to stay afloat. And despite a considerable restructuring and divestment plan put into place as part of that bailout, by 1998 the airline was back to its bad old tricks. A strike on the eve of the 1998 World Cup, to which France played host, cost the company $160 million. But the publicity beating that the unions took finally convinced many employees that they were on a one-way flight to oblivion...
...students. While the Times’ news coverage is largely available for free online, having a national newspaper sitting on a dining hall table is convenient and increases the likelihood that students will actually read it. For some, reading a paper copy of the news, perhaps with a cup of coffee, is a pleasant morning ritual. Newspapers in dining halls also have the added benefits of keeping students well-informed of events outside the “Harvard bubble,” and they spark discussions and debates over meals. Having even a few papers available would greatly benefit...