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Travis Roy was 20 years old when he started at his first college game, sporting number 24 in the red and white of Boston University. In October of 1995, they were facing off against the University of North Dakota. After a lifetime of preparation,  Roy was ready to play Division I hockey...

Author: By Li S. Zhou, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Changing the Culture | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

...Beanpot is] a mini-tournament where every game matters,” Ryabkina said. “It’s good experience, especially for the freshmen, to see how it is to play that sort of game…This will really give us a push to understand how much every game matters. Everyone’s excited to play and win this game...

Author: By Catherine E. Coppinger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Beanpot Title Free for the Taking | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...romantic comedies and bloodied female bodies moonlight as erotica, sex and violence remain hopelessly confused. Tellingly, our most emotionally charged verb—“to fuck”—denotes both sexual intercourse and intense hostility. Metaphors of rape pervade our airways, while the dating game is analogized to a vicious “hunt.” Children are socialized to believe that the sexes are at odds: a fact testified to by the timeworn mantra “girls rule, boys drool.” When women win, men must lose...

Author: By Courtney A. Fiske | Title: Bruised Bodies, Silver Screens | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...Over several hours and several conferences, they went back and forth on whether to do it or not. Barker was pushing hard, and Green was game, but Cortez was waffling. Finally Cortez said, "No, f___ it, this is crazy. F___ this. There is no way we are doing this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Book Excerpt: Anatomy of an Iraq War Crime | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

During most of the game, Private Bryan Howard had been on his cot, listening to his CD player in another room. Howard was just 18, a brand-new private who had arrived in November. Though he had only missed a little more than a month of the deployment, he was still considered a new guy. He was hazed often, and not included in a lot of things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Book Excerpt: Anatomy of an Iraq War Crime | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

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