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After splitting time in goal last season, LeNeveu has emerged as the top goaltender in the country this year. His 1.14 goals against average is a full goal per game better than his nearest competitor, while his eight shutouts broke the single-season record at Cornell previously held by Montreal Canadiens legend Ken Dryden...
...alert of the day came while hundreds of soldiers were eating in the mess tent. About half of the soldiers left on their own, but the rest had to be ushered away from their chicken dinners by the non-commissioned officers. Eventually, most of the soldier left for the nearest bunker, except for one who resisted all entreaties to leave and continued to eat his meal. "Dinner is the one meal of the day that should be eaten in a dignified way," he said, "And I refuse to be rushed...
...About 40 Kurdish intelligence and security officials watches from a cinderblock house in Shorish no more than a quarter mile from the nearest Iraqi bunker. "We're waiting for any soldiers to come down and surrender," said one. Deserters had successfully made for this spot countless times in recent months, but none did so today. After a little more than an hour the welcoming committee left, leaving a handful of soldiers behind to patrol...
...seriousness, take a break from papers and problem sets and frenzied job-hunting once in a while—even while you’re studying for a midterm. Go to the nearest bookseller and spend an hour there. Pick up a Calvin and Hobbes anthology (I recommend the Tenth Anniversary Collection) and tell me what you think...
Although he touched the wall first, the margin of victory was not as great as Cole usually posts, as he edged out his nearest competitor by only half a second...