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...Loyola. HEAVYWEIGHTS The Radcliffe heavyweights enjoyed a similarly successful break, improving their record to 2-0 with a victory over Brown in Providence on Saturday. The win came by a four-second margin after a close contest. The Black and White led by just one seat with 700 meters to go, but was able to expand its lead in the race’s final stretch. The Bears had been ranked fourth in the latest rowing polls, with Radcliffe ranked just 17th. The Black and White also tasted victory in its first action of the season, capturing the Rowlands...
...Ireland’s 2004 ban on smoking in public places. According to the study, pubs in cities without smoking bans had significantly higher levels of fine-particle pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency sets standards for outdoor, but not indoor, air quality; any levels above 301 micrograms per cubic meter are “hazardous.” The average level in smoking pubs was much higher at 340 micrograms per cubic meter. The results “underscore the importance of smoke-free policies,” according to the study’s authors. HSPH Professor...
...teammates weren’t there,” Bassi said. “So many people work so hard and deserved to be there, but it’s extremely difficult to make the meet.”Papadakis qualified to compete in both the one-meter and three-meter dive events by winning the one-meter dive event at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships with a combined score of 502.40 for the event.“It was my first trip,” Papadakis said. “It was intimidating more so in the sense that...
Brown scored near the end of the third quarter and withstood Harvard’s attack in the final quarter, winning, 3-2, at Blodgett pool in Cambridge and spoiling the Crimson’s home opener on Friday. Senior two-meter Mollie Mehaffey, who is also a Crimson editor, scored both of Harvard’s goals. Aside from her efforts, Harvard (7-3, 2-2 CWPA Northern Division), could apply little pressure offensively against the Bears (4-9, 2-2). “You play badly, you should lose,” Crimson coach Erik Farrar said...
Their work is done early, as races often start before sunrise and end in the mist of the young morning. But the 2,000 meter race course on the Charles, bisected by the Mass. Ave. Bridge, is home to some of the most fanatical fans on the Harvard campus. Crowds show up by 7:30 a.m. on race day, and particularly intense spectators ride alongside the races on their bicycles. Crimson signs float from the Mass. Ave. Bridge. Throngs sit poised at the finish line to begin screaming as soon as boats come into view...