Word: defending
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...himself by holding off violent Serb attacks, although not without casualties. But after years of Serbian repression, there is no shortage of young men willing to die for independence. Says Mohamet Latifi, a soldier serving under Remi: "If someone attacked your house, would you run away or would you defend...
Nearly three quarters of a century after John Scopes was convicted for teaching evolution, the well-documented theory is on trial again. Some in the scientific community are so disturbed by what they see as an erosion of science education that they are launching a campaign to defend the teaching of evolution. Backed by the National Center for Science Education, two dozen science textbook authors, including Bruce Alberts, the president of the National Academy of Sciences, issued a joint statement on Friday decrying the religious and political pressure that has intimidated school boards and publishers around the country into choosing...
...Harvard men's lacrosse team braved the elements to defend its home ground yesterday, posting its first win of the season in a 12-6 rout of Boston College at Ohiri Field...
...Harvard men's lacrosse team braved the elements to defend its home ground yesterday, posting its first win of the season in a 12-6 rout of Boston College at Ohiri Field...
...year will more readily identify with physical, tangible characteristics than with vague terms like "community" and "spirit." Indeed, viewing houses merely in terms of room size and location is so prevalent among first-years that often all 12 houses are sorted into a simplistic Quad-River dichotomy. Those who defend the Quad say the extra living space "justifies" the removed location...