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...this light, the Vermont decision looks more like Plessy v. Ferguson, the 1896 Supreme Court ruling that allowed "separate but equal" facilities for blacks, than Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 decision that finally required meaningful equality. If that analogy stands, it will be another half-century before gay couples can, in all 50 states, stand in the same line for marriage licenses as others...
That's what No. 5 Dartmouth did last Sunday, when Amy Ferguson had 37 saves as the Big Green beat the Crimson, 5-3. No. 8 Providence used the same strategy the weekend before as Sara DeCosta, a gold medalist on the 1998 U.S. Olympic Team, shutout Harvard for the first time in 83 games...
From that point forward, however, the Dartmouth defense got stingier and cut down on the number of Harvard scoring chances. Though Ferguson surrendered rebounds after several of her saves, the Crimson forwards were prevented from taking advantage of any second-chance opportunities...
...Ferguson, who is ranked near the top of the conference standings with a .931 save percentage, registered 37 saves. Her spectacular efforts left the Crimson offense frustrated...
...trip to St. Moritz. Rhys-Jones claims the unanticipated Swiss chill prompted her spontaneous purchase. But at a time when the British government is embroiled in a debate over banning fox hunts, the move did not sit well. One newspaper suggested she is beginning to resemble the scorned Sarah Ferguson more than the saintly Princess Diana. Rhys-Jones apologized for her "error in judgment." In the future, perhaps, she should stick to tiaras...