Word: forfeit
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...recent alum, Jill Hopman, says she saw members of the team chugging shots of liquor and shouting "Duke lacrosse" at Charlie's, a popular student hangout, on Saturday, March 25, a full day after the allegations crept into the news. The Duke administration had already decided to forfeit that day's game against Georgetown as punishment for the underage drinking at the party. "I was thinking, You're representing more than yourself," Hopman says. "It was just giving Duke a bad name." She wrote an Op-Ed in the student newspaper, the Chronicle, describing the incident. She has been told...
Even if Harvard had chosen to forfeit over $400 million in federal funds this week in order to preserve the Law School’s nondiscrimination policy, Congress still could have forced the school to let military recruiters on campus.The Solomon Amendment, initially passed by Congress in 1994, gives schools a choice: take federal funds and let military recruiters on campus, or forgo the money to protest the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.But according to Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts...
...heads to Columbia to face the Lions and Duke on Saturday.HARVARD 18, BROWN 18; HARVARD 32, SACRED HEART 12The Crimson won five bouts, including three by major decisions, and managed to tie Brown (7-7-1, 2-5-1 EIWA) in the first match on Saturday despite having to forfeit at 125 lbs. Harvard then dominated the Pioneers (6-9) by winning eight of the nine contested bouts.Both matches at Brown began with the 174 lbs. bouts. The Bears opened with a decision win in which Matt Gevelinger defeated freshman Wesley Walker, 8-6. Freshman Louis Caputo...
...record. But more importantly, the Crimson’s sparkling individual performances helped the team gain a renewed confidence in its chances at the EIWA and NCAA tournaments, which will take place in approximately a month.“It’s hard because we’re forfeiting in two weight classes,” Harvard Coach Jay Weiss said. “You take the forfeits away and we wrestled 18-18 against Penn, and they’re a good team. We had some big individual match-ups against Penn and we won every...
...those who betray the public trust is in part to blame for this disgrace. Another reason is the never-ending need for politicians to raise money. Voters must demand meaningful campaign-finance reform. Elected officials found guilty of accepting bribes belong in jail like all other crooks. They should forfeit their costly, publicly paid pensions. John Hobbs Mount Arlington, New Jersey, U.S. I love it when dirtbags like Abramoff get busted. It reminds me that the difference between America and so many other countries is that in the U.S. these guys are prosecuted and there is at least some attempt...