Word: midshipmen
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Harvard (3-0, 3-0 EISL), ranked No. 24 in the nation, won the meet easily 195-102 over the Midshipmen...
Harvard had spent two weeks preparing for Navy, knowing that it would have to defeat the Midshipmen in order to have a chance at earning one of the top four spots in the tournament...
Despite the threat posed by the resurgent Midshipmen, the Crimson decided to focus on staying with Charleston. In a tight pack of sloops that finished within boat lengths, Harvard was able to stay right behind the Cougars in third, while Navy was well behind in ninth place, giving the Crimson the title...
...kept from doing anything without good reason. But it takes an act of mental gymnastics to leap from that principle to the conclusion that any group-based restriction is unjust. If Harvard wishes to trivialize the importance of military service by turning its back to the cadets and midshipmen of ROTC, it ought at least to justify its position with more than mere assertion. ROTC detractors can only win their case by proving that prohibiting homosexual behavior is unnecessary and persuading us that we should be more worried about whatever harms arise from that prohibition than about promoting the national...
...Navy entered the North-South Invitational ranked No. 16 in the nation. The Crimson, hovering around No. 20, gave the Midshipmen all they could handle and more, outlasting them in a low-scoring battle for the ages, 6-5. In a game in which transitional points were at a premium, junior 2-meter Sean Cheng stepped up in the middle. He contributed three goals, including the game-winner with just over 90 seconds remaining in regulation...