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...played well,” Harvard coach Dave Fish ’72 said. “If they can keep the momentum up, they have a good chance to make nationals. Overall, I think we can play even better doubles than that, too. I think we were just nervous with Penn. We lost last year, and they’ve won the league for two years.” Unfazed by the Quakers, the Crimson continued its success with another clean sweep in the singles round...
...police to deal with young people on the streets, the vast majority of whom are not criminals in any shape or form? The question of the common good lies at the heart of this debate - a question politicians appear not only unable to answer but also too nervous to touch with a barge pole. Stuart Waiton, Glasgow, Scotland...
...Wenran Jiang, director of the China Institute at the University of Alberta. "But when the Chinese leadership looks at the country, they see the exact opposite: weaknesses everywhere, rising inflation and civil unrest, environmental disasters and corruption. So the overall mentality of the central authorities is very insecure and nervous." In the case of Tibet, Chinese leaders are now trapped by their own words, which have fueled nationalist sentiments among ordinary Chinese, who believe that Tibet is Chinese territory. Any appearance of compromise by Beijing would likely be intolerable to the public...
...pressure they face in league play. Though both Chijoff-Evans and Omodele-Lucien fell in straight sets, Harvard’s victory was assured early by the strong play of the doubles lineups, and by sure-handed victories from Clayton, Kumar, and Nguyen.“I was really nervous,” Chijoff-Evans said. “This is really where it counts. These are the matches we’ve been training for all year. It got the best of me.”The doubles victory proved pivotal, and was lead, as always, by Kumar...
...China Institute at the University of Alberta. "But when Chinese leadership looks at the country they see the exact opposite: weaknesses everywhere from Tibet to Xinjiang, to rising inflation and civil unrest, environmental disasters and corruption. So the overall mentality of the central authorities is very insecure and nervous." Jiang argues that the only way to move toward a solution in Tibet is to negotiate with the Dalai Lama. But he says leaders are now trapped by their own words, which have fueled passionate nationalist sentiments among ordinary Chinese, who fervently believe that Tibet is Chinese territory. Any appearance...