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...said of the explosive 90-60 victory. “I think confidence-wise, spirit-wise, and psychologically, this is big for us to get our first win, and not only to win, but to play well.” Harvard has its home opener on Friday night against Mercer, which upset USC this weekend.HARVARD 90, NORTHWESTERN ST. 60Sophomore guard and Palo Alto, Calif., native Jeremy Lin, supported by dozens of family and friends in the crowd wearing T-shirts designed for the occasion, scored a career-high 17 points and typified the aggressive, running style that catapulted Harvard...
...Paving the soundtrack are a dozen well-chosen seasonal favorites: the Ronettes' "Sleigh Ride," Johnny Mercer's "Jingle Bells," Doris Day's "Here Comes Santa Claus," Elvis' "Santa Claus Is Back In Town," Sinead O'Connor's "Silent Night," Guy Lombardo doing "Auld Lang Syne." My guess is that the movie will disappear, the CD (which hits the stores Nov. 20) will hang around for a few more Christmases. It has something to please every kid from... well, from...
Nowhere is the drug war's resurgence more stunning than in Monterrey, a city of 3 million where 1,200 U.S. businesses have major operations. As recently as 2005, the global consulting firm Mercer ranked it Latin America's second safest city (behind San Juan, Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory). But then the Zetas arrived. They terrorized the border by day and retired by night to garish mansions in Monterrey and suburbs like San Pedro, not far from the city's business nobility. "No one wanted to admit that we'd become a dormitory for drug lords," says Monterrey publisher...
...currently reside in a former Firehouse in Jersey City. At 38 Mercer Street stands the Fire Station #4, the former home of friends who recently abandoned it for green, clam-infested Maine. Their cavernous dwelling has been entrusted to the care of we, the housemates. Between the five of us, there is a pile of Public Enemy cassette tapes and a diabetic cat but barely a stick of furniture...
...Championship, other than us. I think us.” Allard was right, of course. The Harvard softball team (31-15, 14-6 Ivy) began the year playing in tournaments across the country and found success right off the bat. Three weeks into its season, the Crimson won the Mercer Nisan Classic in Georgia. In the championship game, junior Danielle Kerper knocked in four RBI to help Harvard win a close 5-4 battle over Wright State. From there, the Crimson rattled off a 23-9 record, including a stretch in which it went 14-1. Coming into the final...