Word: equality
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...were just stomping around in the mud having a great time. That’s what cross country is all about, and we actually enjoyed [the challenge].” Harvard’s male competitors did not express as much enthusiasm for the sloppy course, but achieved equal success in the 10K race. Sophomore Dan Chenoweth matched his classmate’s accomplishment, finishing sixth overall to earn his own trip to Indiana. The Crimson’s top runner crossed the finish line in 31:29.8, followed by junior co-captain Chas Gillespie, freshman Brandon Jarrett, junior Stephen...
...virtually every other sport, whether it's extra innings in baseball, overtime in basketball or a playoff in golf, both teams or players competing get an equal opportunity to win. But the format for overtime in the NFL is different, and inherently unfair. If the game is tied after four quarters, the teams play a 15-minute, sudden death overtime period in which the first team to score wins. Which means that whichever team wins a totally random coin toss to determine who gets the first possession has a better shot at winning the game. In fact...
...course there are a lot less injuries in baseball, and one of the primary reasons the NFL doesn't play a full 15 minute overtime is because longer games invariably increase the risk of already exhausted players getting hurt. But by not giving both teams an equal shot at winning, the league cheapens all the physical sacrifices its players make on the gridiron...
...solve the overtime dilemma, the NFL should, like college, guarantee that teams receive equal possessions. But unlike college, they should continue to play, er, football. It can still be sudden death, provided that each team gets an equal shot at scoring. So for instance, if on that first possession, Jets quarterback Brett Favre had thrown an interception, and the Pats returned the ball for a touchdown, the game would be over since the Jets had had a series on offense. If the game is still tied at the end of the 15 minute period, then it would still...
...resign from his post this week to protect the theater from public criticism. Karger says a "soft boycott" his group had started against Bolthouse Farms - which gave $100,000 to Prop. 8 - was dropped after he reached a settlement with the company. Bolthouse Farms was to give an equal amount of money to gay rights political causes. The amount ultimately equaled...