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...going 4-23 overall and 3-11 in the Ivy League during that campaign—the school’s worst in over 50 years—the Crimson managed to pull off a spirited upset of Yale at home to snap a six-game losing streak, the highlight of an otherwise mostly dismal year...
...stepped up when we needed her to. It was so much motivation for her to go out and take care of buisness.”The 6-5 margin that Harvard overcame was the first deficit of the weekend that it had faced.Defeating a strong Maryland team was the highlight of the weekend for the Crimson. Although it was only the Terrapins’ second year as a varsity team, Maryland had recently recruited some talented freshmen.“Maryland is a new, strong, talented team,” Keyser said. “We were really happy...
...going 4-23 overall and 3-11 in the Ivy League during that campaign—the school’s worst in over 50 years—the Crimson managed to pull off a spirited upset of Yale at home to snap a six game losing streak, the highlight of an otherwise mostly dismal year. Two years and four days later, on Saturday night at Lavietes Pavilion, there would be no reenactment of that streak-snapping victory. Instead of serving as a high point, the team’s 77-66 loss to the Bulldogs—Harvard?...
...editors: I appreciated reading your article about no-confidence votes in Friday’s Crimson (“Parliamentary Roots of Confidence Vote Highlight Motion’s Strategic Uses,” news, Feb 10). However, my knowledge about the function of no-confidence votes differs from your exposition. You seem to be knowledgeable only about the British system. In most other countries, a no-confidence vote leaves plenty of alternatives besides dissolution of Parliament and a new election. Actually, such a radical conclusion does only make sense in Britain, which is a rare example of a country...
...London—can absolutely soar with a fun, funky fluidity. Just listen to opener “Get Set” by Low Deep, a messy mixture of cheap synthesizer drones, retarded drum machines, and the best dance party you’ve ever been to. Another highlight is “Gotta Man?” by Doctor & Davinche, the second track on the compilation. The jittery excitement of nearly every track is especially well suited to this song, which concerns a guy’s worst nightmare: a fast-talking, funny guy with a British accent coming...