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Will victory go to the tough, hard-driven, huffing-and-puffing Tonya Harding? Her technical ability is unquestioned, although her gracefulness leaves something to be desired. Or will triumph fall into the lap of the perfectly pretty, endearingly vacuous Nancy Kerrigan? Kerrigan claims her knee has made a full recovery...
...last time Harvard and BU were on the icetogether, 1992-93 Harvard captain Ted Drury ledhis team in a victory lap with the Beanpot trophyaround the Garden ice after the underdog Crimson's4-2 win. Junior Steve Martins scored twice, whileDrury and Farrell each tallied one goal to key theoffense. Sophomore Tripp Tracy was brilliant inthe net, stopping 30 of 32 Terrier shots...
...witness stand, staring down at the small color photograph in her lap, Myrlie Evers' hands quivered slightly. The wood-paneled courtroom was silent. Mrs. Evers paused, drew in a breath and then spoke, her clear voice cracking for the first time that day. "Yes," she said, "this is Medgar in his casket." The photograph showed the exhumed body of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, who had been shot and killed in 1963; even in his coffin he wore a gold N.A.A.C.P. pin on his lapel. Evers had been taken from his grave, and his widow had been called to testify...
...aunt saw me yawn. "Sleepy? The plane ride from Beijing must have been so tiring. Lay down in my lap." I hesitated. She leaned over and pushed my head into her lap. It wasn't very comfortable. When my cheek could no longer stand the rough polyester of her slacks and a crick developed in my neck, I tried to sit up. But my aunt forced my head back down. I gave up. As I "slept," I suddenly heard retching noises in front and behind me. I sat up. Li Mei and Li Peng were holding smalll plastic bags...
...hundreds of first-years looked on in astonishment and the band played repeated choruses of "10,000 Men of Harvard," the group started at Holden Chapel and ran around the Yard in a clockwise direction. They ended where they began and then donned clothes for a victory lap around the Yard...