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...victim, who was an undergraduate at the time, told The Crimson she never pressed any charges against Thomas and asked Sprague to dismiss the case. Initial reports stated that an inebriated Thomas strangled her with one hand, and then “suddenly lifted her and drove his knee into her chest.” She was brought to Mount Auburn Hospital, where she was treated for injuries including “a large welt across [the victim’s] lower back.”But the victim met with the district attorney July 26 and gave a different...
...WITH PLUMSMARJANE SATRAPIThe author of the Persepolis books continues to plumb her family history in Iran for fascinating stories. This one focuses on her great-uncle, a celebrated musician who, family lore says, decided to lie down and die after his wife broke his instrument, a tar, over her knee. Satrapi chronicles the eight remaining days of his life as he converses with his wife, his children, his friends and eventually the angel of death. Satrapi's simple black-and-white drawing style, combined with the fantastical elements of her narrative, turns Chicken with Plums into a great bedtime story...
...third place on the Ivy League’s all-time rushing list with three more touchdown jaunts. While many wondered how much closer the senior running back would get to history, though, the story prior to the game was the surprise start of Chris Pizzotti, whose hyperextended knee was deemed healthy enough for the junior to play two weeks ahead of schedule.“I felt pretty comfortable,” said Pizzotti of his 15-for-29, 291-yard performance, which also included a touchdown pass. “I really give a lot of credit...
Junior quarterback Chris Pizzotti made a surprise start Saturday, returning a week earlier than the most optimistic expectations for his recovery from the hyperextended knee that he suffered in a season-opening win against Holy Cross.Pizzotti practiced on Thursday for the first time since the injury and replaced junior Richard Irvin, who had been expected to make his second career start at Harvard.“I wasn’t really nervous coming in about my knee,” Pizzotti said. “I think once I took the first hit, I felt it a little...
Thomas had been charged with the assault and battery of his ex-girlfriend, also an undergraduate, after witnesses said they saw him "strangling her with one hand" before "he suddenly lifted her and drove his knee into her chest" after the Senior Soiree this past June...