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...President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Class of 1904, joined the all-male Fly after a painful rejection by the Porcellian, the oldest and reputedly most exclusive of the final clubs...
...could be sure that would be so. At the close of World War II, the Soviet Union had a huge predominance in the number of troops stationed at the edge of Western Europe. For a time, the U.S. had the advantage of nuclear weapons, but not for long. Franklin Roosevelt once assured Stalin that the U.S. would withdraw from Europe within two years after Hitler was defeated. Instead, faced with the need to protect weakened Western democracies, the U.S. would embark on the Marshall Plan, a bid to make Europeans prosperous enough fast enough to keep them from turning communist...
...federal law championed by Kennedy. The senator is not the first final club member to serve in elected office. Both of his older brothers, President John F. Kennedy ’40 and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy ’48, were members of the Spee. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Class of 1904, joined the Fly after a painful rejection by the Porcellian, the oldest and reputedly most exclusive of the clubs. —Daniel J. Hemel and Javier C. Hernandez contributed to the reporting of this article. —Staff writer Paras D. Bhayani can be reached...
After falling behind early, Harvard (3-9) grabbed its first lead, 25-22 with 6:57 left in the first half on a three-point play by Hallion. The Crimson went on a 14-4 run, punctuated by back-to-back threes by sophomore Lauren Freid and senior Shana Franklin, to grab a commanding 39-26 lead with two minutes left on the clock. The Bearcats (6-4) added two free throws to finish the half...
...hole at 27-42, which proved too difficult for Harvard to overcome?even after scoring a quick six points to end the first half with a manageable nine-point deficit. Junior Christiana Lackner opened the second half with a lay-up after a steal by senior Shana Franklin. Harvard kept Hofstra in its sights, pulling within four points with 13:22 remaining. “We cut it to four, but when they called a time-out, it slowed our momentum a little bit,” Robinson said. “Next time we can?...