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...were flanked by three more victories against Princeton, Dartmouth, and Columbia. “It was definitely a determined mentality [before Cornell],” junior cornerback Andrew Berry said. “We knew that sort of stumbling out of the gates that there was no room for error...[The coaching staff] stressed that we needed to have a sense of urgency because of the parity in the Ivy League.”Yet it wasn’t until the penultimate game against Penn that things really came together. The mediocre team that relied heavily on defense...
...long appeals process in death penalty cases is intended to minimize the chances of an error. In the Brooks case, Texas may have killed the wrong man. Brooks and a partner were both convicted in 1977 of murdering an automobile mechanic the year before. It never came out in trial who actually fired the bullet that killed the mechanic. But Brooks’ partner, by using the appeals process, was allowed to plead guilty last year to having committed the crime. He was given a 40-year sentence, and could be eligible for parole in just two years. Brooks...
...have contacted the President, Deans and Marshall of Harvard University with the hopes that we can change this unfortunate error. Bureaucracy will obviously take its time, so for now there is little we can do. But when we seniors graduate this June, I hope you will “join” me in bellowing out these words that are both gender-sensitive and true to the original meaning: “We all to thy jubilee throng...
...These rousing displays of fortitude , however, don't necessarily suggest a positive message for women. Clinton's vow, in particular, moved Slate writer Dahlia Lithwick to ask what it means if feminism is "the inability to concede error or defeat - even in light of irrefutable, empirical evidence and in the face of spiraling support and tanking morale...
...short by the Red Raiders’ winning of two matches to seal the doubles point. The Crimson had grown accustomed to winning the doubles point in Ivy League play, and against challenging competition in the NCAA, losing it had a steep price, giving Harvard virtually no room for error and placing a premium on early wins to even the score.Thankfully for the Crimson, Chijoff-Evans’ win was a fast 6-2, 6-2 trouncing—a lopsided outcome that is beginning to become a routine for the aggressive-playing freshman. He was the second singles player...