Word: nationalism
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...dynasty was brewing.After hoisting the Ivy League trophy last season, entering the NCAAs for the first time in six years, and turning heads across the nation with its solid play, the Harvard men’s soccer team was poised to position itself amongst the elite of college soccer. The Crimson started strong, winning its first six games and outscoring opponents 12-5. Early success garnered plaudits for a team actively seeking national recognition. But there were signs of trouble. Despite the auspicious start, Harvard was developing a propensity to leak goals late in games. Faced with its first true...
...sitcom’s respect. Colonel Blake’s sad departure, Trapper’s hasty exit, and Radar’s return to Otumwa, Iowa prompted mourning and drunken reflection from avid viewers nationwide. M*A*S*H’s final episode, not surprisingly, became a national phenomenon, and we join the rest of the nation and the host of last-episode partiers in saying farewell. Farewell to the helicopters, clarion call of the wounded, which open each show. Farewell to the Swamp, home of Hawkeye’s infamous still, which kept the camp in high...
Officials at the 21-nation energy agency claim that the global recession has the decisive factor in lower gas prices. Put simply, they say, poor economic growth caused a reduction in energy demand. But UIf Lantzke, executive director of the agency, has predicted that the recession must inevitably come to an end, hence causing a sharp increase in gas prices...
...much as nine million barrels per day, the IEA report concludes. It is not difficult to imagine the resulting escalation of international tension as countries scramble to obtain their energy needs. Nor is it hard to foresee the internal chaos another oil shortage will wreak on an unprepared nation. Soon the energy scare of the ‘70s may seem a mild prologue to the real crisis...
...crises of this week help illustrate the paradox that is France; the volatile parliamentary government which crowns an economically healthy nation. According to Assistant Professor Stanley Hoffman, who teaches a course in French government and society, the present republic may not have effective power, but it knows how to protect itself and rebuff crises. The past days have seen Gaillard survive several...