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...Crimson calmly entered the Mass. Ave. Bridge at a slight disadvantage, with Yale still up half a length and Princeton almost a length behind both boats. Then at 1,200 meters down, the Crimson grew tired of the first real deficit it had faced since an opening weekend loss to Georgetown...
...legitimately tough race,” Schroeder said of the battle with No. 5 Yale. “The length [of the race] was just too long. If it was a fifteen hundred-meter race, it might have been different...
Instead, Harvard used that final 500 meters to its advantage. Last weekend against Navy, the Crimson already held a commanding boat-length lead on the Midshipmen heading into the final 500. Saturday, that margin was only two seats—less than one second separated Harvard and the fall of its one-week old No. 1 ranking...
...Tigers maintained a high rating throughout the first 750 meters, trying to shake Harvard’s undefeated second varsity. But the Crimson, which had overcome a boat-length deficit to Navy the week before, was not to be rattled...
According to Einkauf, most of the changes are to the UC’s bylaws, which would require a two-thirds majority of UC votes to pass. However, constitutional changes, such as changing the length of the treasurer’s term, could require more time to pass if any amendments are made to the legislation, since an additional week would be necessary before a vote could be taken...