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...Everyone knew the 2007 season would pose some unique challenges, but no one foresaw the early-season struggles the Crimson endured, starting with just the third loss to Holy Cross in Murphy’s tenure after Crusader quarterback Dominic Randolph connected on a 40-yard touchdown pass with 19 seconds remaining to steal a 31-28 victory...
...back to life. After a harrowing October, the team—relieved from the pressure of defending its Ivy crown—eviscerated its next three opponents, including a 4-0 demolition of Yale, and made it into the NCAAs for the second straight year. “We knew we had to come out and make a statement to get into the tournament,” co-captain Adam Hahn said. Harvard began first round play as the favorites against Central Connecticut State. But the favorite label was not a good look for the Crimson in 2007, as Harvard...
...felt nauseated and afraid. That year, everyone began checking their Halloween candy for needle-puncture marks. Nobody ever found any. There were the usual stories of unfortunate children biting into apples and finding razor blades, but we had grown immune to these by then. Everyone knew that you didn’t accept candy from strangers; everyone knew that New York’s streets were dangerous, especially on October 31st, and that apples were boring anyway. As city kids, we were used to these things—they actually made the night more exciting. So it seems strange?...
Professor Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr., director of Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, who was at Yale with Hudlin’s brother, said he knew the VES concentrator as “Warrington’s kid brother who was doing film at Harvard...
...wonder. Like Bush in 1980, Romney exited the race in an efficient way when he knew his run was done, has stayed out of sight through the late spring, held some fundraisers for McCain and even turned over his donor lists. And Romney has one other factor in his favor. When the standard bearer would be the oldest president in history (72 on inauguration day), the party needs someone the country can imagine as President nearby. On that score, McCain's choices, like Reagan's in 1980, are limited. Romney is an unlikely Number Two. But I'm prepared...