Word: defeat
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...world we live in, from our school systems to our ecosystems, is unsustainable in its current state, and our generation must change that. The idealism of today is not the irrationality of lofty thinkers but the optimism and creativity of those facing the hard facts. The alternative is accepting defeat, accepting that negligence and bad policies have led to an irreparable state...
...When I awoke from my nap I decided to cede defeat to my rash. Somehow, this conscious surrender to a force outside of my control helped me to enjoy the weekend more—a trip that could have been spoiled by the specter of commencement. I decided that graduation, like embarrassing skin diseases, is just something you have to let happen to you. Unlike hives, you might even enjoy...
...League Championship Series (ILCS). This time around, the defending conference champions didn’t have quite enough firepower to repeat. In the ILCS, the Crimson faced South Division winner Princeton for a best-of-three series in New Jersey, but the Tigers only needed two games to defeat the Crimson. Leaning on its pitching staff, Princeton surrendered just three runs on nine hits in the series to wrestle the Ivy title back from the defending champs. “On the whole, it was a good year. We definitely overachieved,” head coach Jenny Allard said...
...representative in the NCAA tournament. Facing off against the Big Green in New York City, Harvard fell behind by 18 points in the second half and, despite pulling to within four with a minute to play, couldn’t come all the way back in a 68-62 defeat. Junior Emily Tay (an All-Ivy First Team pick) led the team with 22 points, and Hallion added 18 in her final collegiate game. Cornell went on to represent the league in the Big Dance, and with the loss, the Crimson was left wondering what to make of its season?...
...interview with the Washington Post last week, CIA Director Michael Hayden claimed we're beating al-Qaeda. As Hayden put it: "Near strategic defeat of al-Qaeda in Iraq. Near strategic defeat of al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia...