Word: nods
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...through will take some effort in the Florida portion of the trip as Harvard faces formidable competition. The Buckeyes (11-3) are the most recognizable of the Crimson’s opponents, and the challenge they present may be increased dramatically if star pitcher Cory Luebke gets the starting nod against Harvard. In four starts, Luebke is 3-0 with a 1.76 ERA and 25 strikeouts...
...coming-out party for Vance, who recorded a .391 batting average (.318 overall, up over 40 percentage points from his rookie mark) and .591 on-base percentage against Ancient Eight opponents and added 25 steals in 29 attempts overall to pick up an All-Ivy First Team nod...
...could ask for,” Harvard coach Jay Weiss said. “That’s what we trained for and everything just came together.” All four Crimson wrestlers reached the round of 12 at the tournament, where a win means an All-American nod and a loss means an exit. “If you have one [wrestler] in the round of 12, it’s nerve-racking,” Weiss said. “But we had four, and three of them back-to-back.” Tri-captain...
...splitting whine of a guitar at the end of many tracks pieces the album together; the choice is a little weird, but I suppose that’s the point. Featuring a slower, catchy guitar melody and a singing style that may be Iggy’s nod to 1950s crooners, the title track proves enjoyable. Well-placed saxophones in “Passing Cloud” liven up an otherwise monotonous stretch of the album. “Mexican Guy,” despite its off-color racial humor, does have a infectious beat. Lyrically speaking, the album still...
...year festivities, I felt the entire queue, composed of housewives with pet dogs, teenagers, and clerks from a nearby ministry, shake with fury. I hadn't even heard of the film until that morning when a screed about it came on the radio, so I was able to nod darkly with the rest of the shoppers, savoring a moment of public accord so rare in Tehran. Everywhere else I went, from the dentist to the flower shop, Iranians buzzed with resentment at the film's depictions of Persians, adamant that the movie was secretly funded by the U.S. government...