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...head coach at the helm, the Harvard women’s lacrosse team started off exceptionally strong, defeating Holy Cross, 19-2, in its first game. The Crimson (1-0) faced off against the Crusaders (0-2) yesterday afternoon in the season opener at Jordan Field. Coming off of a 5-11 season plagued with injuries and inconsistency, Harvard was looking to come out of the gate quickly in order to set a different tone from last year. Last season, the Crimson met Holy Cross in its season opener and was barely able to scrape by with...
...setter. Taking Rapp’s spot was freshmen Jeff Nathan, who saw increased time on the court. Coming in to the game, the Crimson was unsure of what to expect playing with the new rotation. “We had mixed feelings,” senior Jordan Weitzen said. “We hit the game away again, like we did against Endicott. We just made a lot of errors that we probably shouldn’t have made.” Newbury started off strong, taking the lead early in the opening game. The Crimson struggled to play...
...International Medical Corps (IMC), one of a few international NGOs in Baghdad, says that since November 2007 the IMC has been calling for a "humanitarian surge," not only in financial resources but also for other NGOs to set up shop in Iraq rather than work remotely in neighboring Jordan. It is necessary, he says, "if we want this current security leading to tangible sustainability." His point was echoed during the recent visit by Angelina Jolie, a U.N. goodwill ambassador, when she expressed concern for the millions of Iraqis affected by the war and stated a need for "a real presence...
...million Iraqis have fled their country and are living, for the most part, in neighboring Syria and Jordan; about another 2.4 million have left their homes for other areas within Iraq. According to the International Organization for Migration only 22% of internally displaced people in Iraq have regular access to the government food distribution, which is "broken, at best," says the IOM's Dana Graber Ladek, a displacement specialist in Amman. "Security has improved in Baghdad and Anbar, but is the humanitarian crisis over...
...Crimson’s victory against Rutgers puts Harvard in second place in the Hay Division, just behind Springfield, the team that gave the Crimson’s its only conference loss.“The weekend as a whole was extremely positive,” senior outside hitter Jordan Weitzen said. “We played really well together as a team and had great energy on the court. Beating Rutgers in three was a huge win for us and the program going forward, not having to play from behind again. We kind of put ourselves back...