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...will be held at Cornell from Oct. 24-25, will be Watson’s second. Last year, she finished third in New England and went on to place ninth in Nationals. Annie Haeger of Boston College won the regatta, placing first in nine of the 14 races to defeat second place Krystal Rohde of the Coast Guard Academy by 31 points.HOOD TROPHY Some members of the co-ed team were able to race in the Hood Trophy at Tufts, but, as was the case at Boston University, the weather was not a friend to the Crimson. Harvard finished ninth...
...fate of the $700 billion financial bailout bill is in limbo, following today's surprising and dramatic defeat of the delicately negotiated plan in the House, by a 228-205 vote. With the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting (it declined by more than 700 points), President Bush and congressional leaders vowed to bring the package back for another vote as soon as possible - probably later this week - but it was far from clear what they could do to make it any more palatable...
...women’s volleyball team kicked off Ivy League play this weekend with a dominating performance at the Dartmouth Invitational in Hanover, N.H. Harvard (5-7, 1-0 Ivy) dropped just two games and clinched the tournament by defeating Dartmouth, Bryant, and St. Francis 3-1, 3-1, and 3-0. It was a much-needed win for a squad that had struggled significantly in the early going, winning just two of its first nine games. But the tough non-conference schedule seems to have prepared Harvard for the long Ivy road ahead. “The real reason...
...Harvard field hockey team had won 11 of its last 12 meetings with Penn heading into its game on Saturday. Despite the recent success, however, the Crimson lost, 2-0, at Franklin Field for its first Ivy League defeat of the season. The Quakers (2-7, 1-1 Ivy), who had lost seven straight games, attacked right from the beginning. Penn notched three shots on goal in the opening minutes, all of which were stopped by senior goaltender Kylie Stone. The Quakers finally broke through in the eighth minute when they gained a penalty corner, and on the ensuing play...
...Incredible Hulk neck tie to the Senate floor in 2005 to advocate for drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge. Despite saying that he was owed votes from other Senators for deals he had made with them in the past, the measure failed. Stevens called the legislation's defeat "the saddest day of my life...