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...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...
...Harvard wrestling team played host to Lehigh and Army in its home opener Saturday at the Malkin Athletic Center, and emerged winless in the midst of an already rough start to the season. The Crimson (1-5, 0-2 EIWA) could not overcome numerous injuries and had to forfeit its matches at 125 lbs. and 133 lbs. No. 14-ranked Lehigh defeated Harvard, 29-9, in the first match. In this weekend’s other action for the Crimson, Army rolled to a 30-10 victory over the Harvard wrestlers later in the same day. The Crimson had strong...
...high time that Congress be heldaccountable to the laws it is sworn to protect. American 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...
...have as great a chance of writing the next great American novel as we do of making the next Michelangelo. Certainly, much of our world is determined, molded by forces completely beyond our control. Our chances of affecting meaningful change may be extremely slim or nonexistent altogether. Nevertheless, we forfeit any such opportunities if we abandon our hope in their existence. I often think back to the MLKs of our history—mere mortals who lived in eras of similar, implicit hopelessness—and wonder what our world would look like today if they had given...