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...game, junior Steve Rolecek went down hard in the neutral zone and would not return. WEATHERING THE STORMHarvard has viewed sophomore goalie Kyle Richter as a source of confidence all season long.And during one of its toughest challenges all year, Richter responded to adversity with calmness and focus to help his team maintain a determined attitude. By stopping 27 shots, Richter’s ability to come up with the clutch save gave his team hope that he would hold the defensive line as long as they kept generating shots on net.In overtime when the Crimson could not manage...
Dartmouth College announced last week that it will establish a $2.5 million-a-year effort that reflects a renewed focus on building students’ oral, as well as written, communication skills...
...airing of dissenting opinions can help some professors make up their minds, too often the debate becomes redundant and unnecessary—especially on issues such as these, which have been before the Faculty’s consideration for ample time. The Faculty should put aside minor disagreements to focus on the benefits of passage and the costs of further delay. This meeting should not be an open forum for professors to discuss unrelated topics, but a constructive gathering aimed at efficiently passing these reforms...
Clinton herself has already started to shift the focus away from this week's contests to Ohio and Texas, which vote on March 4. With their large Hispanic and working-class populations, Clinton's staff and many observers have believed the two delegate-rich states will be more friendly territory for her campaign, but increasingly they are viewed as must-wins, her last chance at the nomination-so much so that she is traveling to Texas on Tuesday. "I believe if you look at the states ... upcoming, I am very confident," Clinton told reporters after touring a General Motors plant...
...morning. Ken Livingstone, the capital's two-term Labour Mayor - currently campaigning to win a third stint in May 1 elections - announced that from October onward, drivers of high-polluting vehicles will have to pay a punitive ?25 or $50-a-day toll for city-center journeys. The chief focus of Livingstone's wrath are the four-wheel drive vehicles he calls "Chelsea tractors": shiny gas-guzzlers driven by affluent moms who drop off their little darlings at private schools and then cruise into town for their Botox appointments. The toll will be levied on any vehicle emitting more than...