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...very good offensively,” Donato said. “We didn’t want to get in a position where we were turning the puck over and trading a lot of chances with them up and down the ice, so we felt that we wanted to establish our forecheck and get the puck in deep.”Donato’s plan paid off. During the second period, the Crimson scored five goals, including one on a power-play opportunity. Quinnipiac’s growing frustration was evident, and the Bobcat’s lack...
...seal may soon find itself sharing company with the Betsy Ross flag and the “Don’t Tread On Me” snake in the dustbin of iconographic history. The Massachusetts House of Representatives is currently considering House Bill 3412, a measure which would establish a special commission to determine whether the 230-year-old shield “accurately reflects and embodies the historic and contemporary commitments of the Commonwealth to peace, justice, liberty and equality, and to spreading the opportunities and advantages of education...
...Byron Rushing notes, “We must account for the messages conveyed by the Commonwealth’s most widespread symbols,” and no doubt confronting the artifacts of the past is something all societies must do. The point of the bill—to establish a commission to discuss these semiotic issues—is a healthy expression of our willingness to articulate our orientation with the past. Hopefully, though, the commission will find that the “contemporary commitments” of the Commonwealth lie in the production of a harmonious future...
Ever since the Euro was rolled out in 2002, champions of the currency have worked long and hard to establish the tender as a serious, strong rival to the dollar. Now many of those euro enthusiasts are growing nostalgic for the money's runtier days. Because with the dollar falling to a new record low of $1.5624 during trading Thursday, many European economists and business leaders are worried about how they'll ever be able to sell their products to customers who use dollars. The Euro sign has become an alarm for "expensive...
...Horst did an end run around the rules preventing Olympic athletes from accepting compensation by giving them free shoes. It worked: at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, more than 70 of the track medals were won by athletes wearing those three-striped shoes. As a result, Horst was able to establish himself firmly in the international sports business...