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Taken down to his back and fighting off a pin, sophomore Corey Jantzen nearly saw his remarkable tournament run end in defeat...
...Harvard Women’s squash team (4-0, 3-0 Ivy) continued its early-season dominance over Ivy League opponents, defeating No. 7 Cornell 8-1 Saturday afternoon in Ithaca, N.Y. The victory marks the seventh consecutive year that the Crimson has opened the season 4-0. While last season’s squad was recovering from the loss of two of its top players, this year Harvard lost no seniors to graduation and has maintained a strong core from last season. “I feel really comfortable in our team. A huge base from last year...
...Jantzen’s run to victory put the wrestling world on notice. Returning from a nagging leg injury, the sophomore proved that he is as strong as ever, dispatching 11th seed Tyler Nauman of Pittsburg 10-5 in the championship.Jantzen earned four victories overall, including back-to-back defeats of the top and fourth seeds. With a stellar 4-3 decision over No. 1 Jeff Jaggers of Ohio State, Jantzen became the second Crimson grappler to defeat a national champion this season, following O’Connor’s upset of then-No. 1 Jordan Leen in November...
...weekend with the University of North Dakota (7-8-1, 4-5-1 WCHA) at the Bright Hockey Center.Harvard came out fighting. Seeking revenge against the Fighting Sioux, who bullied the Crimson to a 10-1 loss the previous night and handed the team its first home defeat of the season, Harvard pressured early and took control of the game by firing the first few shots on goal. “I think everyone was disappointed with [Friday] night’s result,” co-captain Brian McCafferty said. “We had a meeting [Friday] night...
...interviews' own visual style: alternating medium shots of Frost with blistering close-ups of Nixon. Thus, what was a pageant on the stage becomes an intimate, magnified TV show, the camera alert to every nuance of Frost's insecurity rising to bravado, Nixon's pugnacity gradually sagging into defeat. This very fine movie doesn't make history, but it captures history as few others have. (See the Top 10 unfortunate political one-liners...