Word: macadam
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...with repeated use of a projected, high-pitched noise that had many marchers plugging their ears - reportedly the first use of such a device in the U.S. In one of the few times police gave chase rather than standing their ground, they were pelted with rocks and pieces of macadam, countering by firing projectiles. In that instance, they arrested one man, pressing him into a crouch with a baton behind the neck...
...with a dark, destructive love story at its center.” It’s a tough marketing description for even the finest author to live up to. Jorge Volpi’s “Season of Ash,” translated from the Spanish by Alfred MacAdam, does indeed offer a unique scientific analysis of human behavior and a character list ample enough to facilitate countless love stories. But while Volpi’s literary conceit is ambitious enough, and his ideas occasionally intriguing, his hackneyed prose and contrived analysis diminish his message. Volpi?...
...junior outfielder Jennifer Francis, who led the Crimson with a .311 batting average, hitting .368 against Ancient Eight competition. Sophomore outfielder Emily Henderson, who led the Ivies in stolen bases with 15, was named to the second team. Co-captain and catcher Hayley Bock, sophomore second baseman Ellen Macadam, and junior third baseman Melissa Schellberg, who is also a Crimson sports editor, all received honorable mention. —KATE LEIST
...want to lose our last game out there and we were going to try as hard as we could. Even those last innings with two outs, we wanted to win that last game.”Harvard looked to carry its offensive momentum into the sixth as sophomore Ellen Macadam and Shaw led off with consecutive singles. With Macadam on third and after junior Margaux Black, who pinch ran for Shaw, stole second, the Crimson looked to be in the perfect position to take the lead as Bock came up to bat.Unfortunately for Harvard, Terriers third-baseman Brooke Hudson snagged...
...junior Kirsten Costello. But she got a lift from her offense in the top of the sixth.Three consecutive errors from Dartmouth’s Gleason at third base scored Bock and put sophomore Emily Henderson and co-captain Bailey Vertovez on second and third. With one out, sophomore Ellen Macadam launched a ball over the left-field fence for a three-run homer.Francis followed with a solo shot to turn the Crimson’s 2-1 deficit into a 6-2 lead. “We were hitting the ball, and when we weren’t hitting...