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Though adverse conditions forced the cancellation of the Radcliffe heavyweight crew’s dual-race against Brown, the lightweight crew were the champs of the Potomac, sweeping both races against Georgetown in Washington D.C. to win the Class of 2004 Cup. Both boats emerged victorious over Georgetown for No. 5 Radcliffe despite windy and wavy conditions out on the river. Rowing on the Potomac in April is no joke, as the winds—reaching as high as 25 miles per hour—and currents made even rowing in a straight line far from simple...
...subject. "As a result, civil marriage must be judged under our constitutional standards of equal protection and not under religious doctrines or the religious views of individuals. This approach does not disrespect or denigrate the religious views of many Iowans who may strongly believe in marriage as a dual-gender union, but considers, as we must, only the constitutional rights of all people, as expressed by the promise of equal protection for all. We are not permitted to do less and would damage our constitution immeasurably by trying to do more...
...Though the reader and Bachmann eventually learn that Schnotz was once just as inhuman a soldier as he is now a woodland critter, Schnotz’s Gollum-like wildness emphasizes his pathetic fall from the military, society, and humanity. In addition, Lind captures his subjects with kind of dual childishness and precision; in sketching the form of Bachmann’s girlfriend Helga, he writes, “Before their eyes stood a Valkyrie in a short blue dress, disclosing stout calves and powerful knees that gave promise of heavenly thighs… Her breasts were bigger than...
...eroded as advertisers find more efficient distribution mechanisms, and the cash cows have arrived at the stockyard, burdened with all the inefficiencies that usually plague the once-plump. Newspaper dynasties, as aristocratic a lot as can be found on this continent, extracted generous dividends for generations and set up dual-class shareholding structures that let them enjoy all the trappings of press barony without the requisite skin in the game. Let us eulogize them respectfully and free up journalistic talent for sustainable models of news creation...
...playing at full strength, so I think it was as successful a trip as it could have been.”SAN DIEGO 5, HARVARD 2On Saturday, the Crimson squared up against No. 75 San Diego, eager to register a win in its last non-conference dual match of the season. Despite drawing level with the Toreros at 2-2, Harvard was unable to muster a win in its last three, tightly-contested singles.“If we had our full squad without any injuries, we would have done a bit better,” Fish said...