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...Science Center C, students, faculty, and other Harvard affiliates attempted to solve this week’s Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday Times puzzles in the time allotted and with some degree of accuracy. As the official snack of crosswords, Oreos abounded. (“Oreo” is the eighth most common four-letter word in Times crosswords. And they’re black and white!) “I am a crossword junkie,” said undergraduate division winner Nathaniel S. Rakich ’10, who is also a Crimson editor. Adams House affiliate Ingrid K. Schorr...
...home side thought it found the moment of ecstasy the eighth minute of extra time, when Kuyt swept in to knock home a rebound, but was adjudged, curiously it seems, to have been offside. As the players gathered in midfield before the penalty kicks were taken, the Kop responded with a song recalled the 'pool's famous comeback vcitory over AC Milan in Istanbul two years ago; it exploded in cheers when Bolo Zenden netted the first spot kick. Then, Robben stepped up to reply, the hurricane of howling commenced and blew Robben and Chelsea away...
Junior Steffan Wilson, who had made only four appearances on the hill in 2007, moved in from third base and pitched the final two scoreless frames to pick up the save. Wilson struck out two in the eighth, exhibiting the command the Crimson had so lacked early in the contest...
...deficit for the second time in three games, down 8-1 after three frames, Harvard again found itself in too deep a hole. The Crimson rallied in the top of the seventh for three runs, including a two-run double by Stack-Babich. After scoring another run in the eighth, Harvard threatened again in the final inning. But with a runner on and two outs, and with the score at 9-6, junior shortstop Jeff Stoeckel flied out to right to end the Crimson threat. “We had a lot of opportunities but nothing really came...
After receiving an at-large bid last Monday, the Harvard women’s water polo team traveled to Princeton, N.J., this weekend for the Eastern Division Championship. The eighth-seeded Crimson (11-15) dropped all three of its contests en route to a last-place finish. Although the results were not in Harvard’s favor, the weekend was a successful one for a Crimson squad that is in the unusual position of returning its entire roster next year. “You can’t grow fast—you have to go through experience...