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Stepping up to the tee Monday and yesterday against 41 other teams and 210 other golfers, the Harvard men’s golf team finished fifth in the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association Championships—but drove home knowing an even better finish had been within reach. The Crimson, playing on the Captains Golf Course in Brewster, Mass., turned in its best result since a third-place finish in 2003. Harvard’s depth and youth were on display as freshman Greg Shuman shot a 76 on Monday and then improved to 75 yesterday to lead the Crimson...
...women have qualified for the event. “I think it makes a big statement for our team,” Dahlman said of qualifying for the ACCs. “We have a young women’s team, and there are a lot of good New England women’s teams. This is a big statement for us at the end of the fall season.” RUDOLPH OBERG TROPHY The single regatta not related to the Head of the Charles that took place in Cambridge this weekend was hosted by Northeastern...
...sling, and she couldn't dress herself, fix a meal or even sign a check. That's an inconvenient situation for anyone, but for someone who lives alone, it can be a total nightmare. Ackroyd, 62, is divorced and has only one child, who lives in England, but her eight-week convalescence has been far easier than she expected. Ackroyd lives in ElderSpirit, a cohousing community in Abingdon, Va., and her fellow residents have rallied around her as her shoulder heals. One of them has taken on the assignment of helping her shower, dress and make breakfast. Others prepare...
...family. Group founder Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata knew how to turn a profit. But J.N. also had a patrician vision of spreading wealth and lifting a nation. In a 1902 letter to his son about building a workers' city around his Tata Steel works, he deplored the squalor of industrial England and anticipated what would become a standard for urban planning: "Be sure to lay wide streets planted with shady trees ... Be sure that there is plenty of space for lawns and gardens." After his death in 1904, the city took his name, becoming Jamshedpur. Tata Steel introduced a series...
Copley painted the Bessborough portrait after he moved from America to England and worked under a British patron. “He was a particular champion during his English phase,” said Margaretta M. Lovell, a professor of American art history and architecture at the University of California, Berkeley. She added that Copley, in his British years, adopted a painting style distinct from his American work...