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...first game was all about Crimson sophomore Matt Jones. Jones, who had 14 kills in the match, started the set with two kills in a row to give Harvard a 6-2 lead. The Crimson was able to hold that advantage for most of the first set, setting up Jones for the kill on the outside time after time. The momentum from Harvard’s attack forced Springfield to take a timeout and regroup...
...mount a bid. Tall and brusque, with a silver goatee and a penchant for talking about himself in the third person, McKelvey won the unofficial straw poll with 28% of the vote after making one of the bluntest pitches of the evening: "Jim McKelvey is not going to hold his nose and vote for the lesser of two evils again." (See pictures of Tea Party protesters...
Several Tea Partyers rejected the analogy, saying the crowded field attests to Perriello's flaws and the growing conviction that spendthrift politicians have brought the U.S. to the brink of ruin. But many hold both parties responsible. Several of the candidates griped about the local Republican leadership's decision to choose the party's nominee through a primary - which favors household names like Hurt - instead of a convention, which would level the playing field and curb costs. If Hurt is the nominee, says Feigel, the Tea Party Web designer, "I may stay home...
Despite this success, Richter struggled mightily at other times this year. He was unable to hold down the starting job since it was granted to him coming into the season, and ended up battling with fellow junior Ryan Carroll for playing time. He ended up starting only 15 games, compared to 13 for Carroll...
...heavily alpha-male office, it isn’t hard for her to feel empathy for the awkward new history teacher whose bullies—both the students and a fellow teacher—she believes drove him to the point of insanity. As May fights to hold the school responsible for turning a blind eye to Szajkowski’s tormentors, she too is tormented by her colleagues who try and make it clear that the force is no place for a woman...