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...stake this weekend for the Crimson was sole possession of first place in the Ivy League standings. After Friday's win against Princeton, Harvard had been the lone unbeaten team in the league, but its loss to Penn Saturday allowed Princeton to grab a share of first place...
Sophomore driver Mike Crosby led the way for the Crimson offense, racking up three points on two goals. Freshman Istvan Zollei also scored two goals, while fellow freshman Mike Masterson added two points on his lone goal. Also scoring for Harvard were freshmen Theo Ludwick and Chris Lin and junior Tom Elke...
Although bringing a new drug to market can be time-consuming (up to 15 years) and costly ($500 million), Nichols was undaunted. In 1989 he started his own pharmaceutical company, Cell Pathways, with Dr. Rifat Pamukcu--the lone physician at the University of Chicago who had supported his decision to forgo surgery--as chief scientific officer. At first, Nichols used his own money, then he turned to friends, and finally he sold off shares to venture capitalists, eventually raising $81.5 million but leaving him with only an insignificant interest in Cell Pathways. Getting rich was never his goal...
...Crimson's two early-season losses were one-goal decisions against Penn State and Hartford, both top-15 teams, which would set a trend for the season. All of Harvard's losses, including its lone Ivy League defeat and its season-ending loss in the second round of NCAAs, came at the hands of top-15 teams...
...Harvard women's water polo team finished its season with a strong record (21-12, 8-3 Ivy) and by capturing fourth place at the Eastern Regional Tournament, a lone goal away from placing in the top three and thereby qualifying for NCAAs...