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...Harvard men’s soccer team, developing a knack for providing enthralling home-field performances as of late, kept its Ivy League momentum rolling Saturday when it beat Cornell at Ohiri Field. After two halves of close chances at goal for both teams, the Crimson (8-4-0, 2-1-0 Ivy) sent the Big Red (1-5-3, 0-2-1) packing with a piercing header from forward and captain Charles Altchek in the 104th minute to grab the 1-0 victory. “Cornell made life difficult for us,” Harvard coach John Kerr...
...just cracked down on defense,” senior Michael Garcia said, “and turned it into offense.” With only two ticks left on the clock, Gael sophomore Patrick St. Cin scored to force the game into overtime. Enjoying the momentum from their improbable comeback, the Gaels dominated the extra time. Tied at ten, Iona scored the first three tallies in the extra period, securing a comfortable 13-10 lead over Harvard. A late Crimson rally put the Gaels back on their heels, but the equalizer never came as Iona managed to hold...
...traditionally conservative Catholic country. The government is tackling the problem of teenage pregnancy by handing out morning-after pills to 14-year olds without their parents' permission. A bill to allow terminally ill patients to choose a "merciful death" was recently introduced to the legislature, and there is growing momentum behind calls for a civil-union law that would extend the legal benefits of marriage to gay and unwed heterosexual couples. The legal system is struggling under the weight of divorce suits - Chile only legalized divorce in 2004. In a society traditionally ruled by men, the President and half...
...cholera epidemic in Bangladesh's southern port city of Chittagong, had visited Mahalanabis' camp. He was converted and pushed oral rehydration through all the U.N. health agencies. who rolled out its diarrheal-diseases control program in 1978. "The simplicity and power of this tool gave it its own momentum," Mahalanabis says. Power indeed: the initiative cut total worldwide diarrhea deaths from about 5 million in 1980 to 3 million today. In Bangladesh alone, child mortality fell from 35% to 6% over the following 20 years. But far too many people are still dying from preventable diarrheal diseases. Today, according...
...season.Last Saturday, Cornell upset then-No. 23 Albany by a score of 23-21. The last time the Big Red beat a ranked team was in last season’s 27-13 defeat of the Crimson in Ithaca, NY.Cornell Head Coach Jim Knowles believes that this momentum will help the Big Red against unbeaten Harvard.“It’s about the same time last year that we started to play well,” Knowles said. “It’s nice to have some momentum because we’re going against...