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...we’ve been very excited and we’ve played on a lot of adrenaline,” McKenna said. “But I think the reason we lost some of the earlier games in the season was an inability to channel that energy and maintain our focus even when we got down. Against Yale, the defense was able to control the game in the last 10 minutes, and our defensive players just remained vocal and refused to accept the possibility that we might lose the game...
...proceed with the June 30 deadline, come hell or high water. They don't want to risk a delay in handing Iraqis a semblance of sovereignty. But June's transfer of power to whatever government ultimately takes shape looks increasingly like a symbolic event. As long as anticoalition forces maintain control over parts of the country, U.S. commanders have no choice but to keep troops on a combat footing. Although the violence in Iraq diminished somewhat last week, neither the U.S. military nor Iraqi intelligence sources believe that is likely to last long. A senior Iraqi intelligence source says flatly...
Then there’s the issue of competing in the Big East while being burdened with the numerous restrictions that Georgetown must place on its athletic programs in order to maintain its status as an academic institution. But something tells me that coming from Princeton, Thompson has developed a skill for recruiting and getting the most out of the types of athletes that Georgetown would be inclined to accept...
...quick look at the current pop culture landscape reveals this rule is no longer true. Entertainers who were supposed to go the way of the dinosaur and Debbie Gibson have instead managed to maintain their celebrity, despite the often artistically inferior work they continue to produce...
...most people attend college with the hopes of building a future, expanding their minds and also having fun. Caught up in the frenzy of competition here in Cambridge, however, many students forget that their 20s are years for development and enjoyment. We spend a tough nine months trying to maintain a high GPA and competing with equally driven peers, so is there really a need to rush to the workplace in the prime freedom of our lives...