Word: englands
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...this weekend’s New England Division I Championships, horrendous rain and high winds forced cancellation of Sunday’s final round, leaving the Harvard men’s golf team without a chance to rebound from a disappointing first day that saw the Crimson finish 10th. In a field in which only two players broke par, the Brown Bears’ Larry Haertel captured the individual title with a 71 after winning a tiebreaker against Army’s Pat Beverly. Harvard’s team score of 310 left the Crimson trailing leader and eventual winner...
Next there’s the politics. New England politicians are no more principled than other politicians just by virtue of being in an area of the country that has falsely assumed an identity of progressivism. It is awfully strange that Boston, which prides itself on blue liberalism, is basically a segregated city. Don’t believe me? Take a walk through any Boston public school and then head a few miles south towards Roxbury...
...lastly, there are the famed sports teams of New England. To put it bluntly: they suck. The Celtics have reached such an astounding level of crapitude that I would wager Paul Pierce contemplates skipping practice every day of the year. As for the Patriots, was anybody outside of New England upset when they blew the AFC championship game back in January...
...sound like I’m unnecessarily bashing New England, perhaps it’s because I arrived at Harvard somewhat taken aback that my Texas roots made me an enemy. I was initially stoked for leaving my Dallas residence for an area of the country that I thought was a haven of tolerance and liberalism. I was shocked, however, at the number of “I’m sorry’s” that I received upon telling people I came from Texas. Not only was I surprised, but I was offended that my entire state...
...farewell, New England. And before we part ways I must ask of you two small favors. First, please secede in a non-violent manner, after I graduate. And second—since you are so smart—please find a way to take New Jersey with...