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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...freshman hurler on the Quakers staff: Todd Roth, with a 6-1 record, 2.24 ERA, and 56 strikeouts in 60 1/3 innings, will likely double up as Rookie and Pitcher of the Year. According to Walsh, Harvard was Roth’s first-choice school, but he did not gain admission. So now he’s playing his trade in Philly...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: IN LEHMAN'S TERMS: Parity Strikes Baseball Ranks | 5/1/2007 | See Source »

...with frantic kissing during a meeting in a park, it’s just plain odd in other scenes. For instance, at one point, Marwood is in tears as Fainall chokes her while they attempt to work out a plan to foil the hopes of Mirabell and Millamant and gain their fortunes...

Author: By Elisabeth J. Bloomberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ARTSMONDAY: ‘Way of the World’ Universally Fun | 4/29/2007 | See Source »

...gain approval from the City of Boston, Harvard must submit a plan that ensures “that activities of any land developer are going to keep people safe,” Spiegelman added...

Author: By Laura A. Moore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Locals Bring Concerns to Meeting | 4/27/2007 | See Source »

...Dawson claims it simply comes with the territory.“My times are still pretty consistent,” he says. “When I came to Harvard I was a buck 80, maybe a little less, and obviously you do lose some speed when you gain thirty pounds. But definitely the way I’ve tested, compared with most of the running backs out there, I’ve tested pretty well.”It is not clear whether in fact the scouts agree. At least three NFL teams sent scouts to watch Dawson during...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Will the NFL Come Calling? | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

...initial goal of the Katrina Furniture Project is to create a network of workshops where residents can both make furniture and gain basic carpentry skills. "They are going to learn the skills to do repairs in their own home. So next time the storm comes, they don't have to wait 18 months for the federal government to react," explains Palleroni, who says he is alarmed not only by the "federal paralysis" that has stalled recovery but also by the cache of cultural artifacts that have already been lost to landfills. "It may be happening to New Orleans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Katrina Wreckage to Workshop | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

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