Word: easternism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Lewisburg, Penn., ultimately falling to the Terrapins and Tigers, but topping the Bison.For the players, the tournament was also a chance to prove themselves against the premier teams of the east coast. The Elite Six tournament usually includes the top-six teams from the previous year’s Eastern Championships. However, the Crimson failed to make an appearance in the 2008 Eastern Championships, and only received its invitation to the Elite Six after Brown, Indiana University and Mercyhurst College opted out of the competition.“We have a strong belief that we can beat these top teams...
...Harvard men’s swimming and diving team lost its first Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship in three years this past weekend, coming in second place to Navy at the Crimson’s home Blodgett Pool. Harvard, who remained in second for all three days of the contest, finished with a score of 512.5 to the first-place Midshipmen’s 703.5. Although Navy appeared to have decisively sunk the Crimson’s battleship during this meet, ECACs are a bit of a diamond in the rough—this three-day event is much more...
...skiing teams in the country with which it competes and should not be viewed as the doormat of the northeastern skiing circle for much longer. While the Harvard squads did not show significant progress this weekend in Sugarloaf, Maine, they did finish a season-high ninth place at the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association Championships. The improved performance left the squads in good spirits heading into next year.“While this season did not quite live up to my expectations, I have seen a remarkable amount of progress in my four years here,” said Nordic captain...
...major split is over how much Europe's richer western countries should do to help their poorer eastern neighbors. Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has appealed for $230 billion in aid for eastern member states who have been hardest hit by the economic crisis, plus streamlined access to the Eurozone, or the 16 countries who use Europe's common currency. Without help, he says, there is likely to be a new economic "Iron Curtain" across Europe. (See pictures of the changes in Europe...
...Read a TIME story about the crisis in Eastern Europe...