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...Devon Shapiro said. “It is a matter of us putting things together. We stepped up and challenged them very well, but it just didn’t work out for us in the end.” Executing during these opportunities is what the team will focus on in the upcoming days. “We need to score some goals,” Caples said. “No shot is a bad shot at this point. You just have to keep firing away.” Focusing on goal production, Harvard will draw upon both...
...Labor Day weekend tournament, giving up a first-half goal in a season-opening 1-1 tie with Hartford on Friday, then seeing George Mason strike twice in the second frame of Sunday's 2-1 loss. "We had plenty of opportunities, and we just have to focus on finishing," first-year coach Ray Leone said. "If we can eliminate the kind of mistakes we made early in games, then we won't be in that position every week." "Our main goal is to develop a style of play," sophomore Lizzy Nichols said. "We have to find an identity with...
...music of Scrambled Eggs isn't overtly political. But Haber's lyrics, which focus on his "entourage of completely wasted people" reflect what it's like to live in a society fraught with uncertainty and violent change. "We do everything as if the world is going to end tomorrow," he said. "The Syrians might come back, Israel might attack, Hizballah might start another war. In a situation like this, you do a lot of self-destructive things." One recent song, "Let It Go," is both a rousing exhortation to ignore one's mounting problems, but also an elegiac farewell...
...coordinated response to 9/11 and Katrina tell us there is a role volunteers can play in responding quickly to disasters and emergencies. The new Rapid-Response Reserve Corps would consist of retired military and National Guard personnel as well as national- and community-service program alumni to focus on disaster preparedness and immediate response to local and national disasters. The program would initially train 50,000 members, who could be deployed for two-week periods in response to emergencies and serve under the guidance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
...hours of community service they complete. The $1,000 would be deposited into an education savings account or a 529 fund to be used by the volunteer's children or grandchildren or a student they designate. "There is a whole trend of people starting second careers with a focus on service," says Freedman. "National service is not just for young people. This is the generation that national service was created for in the first place, whom J.F.K. called on to help and for whom we created the Peace Corps. Many missed their chance and are now getting a second opportunity...