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...sports team that sponsors language study? In Catalonia, the semi-autonomous region that makes up the northeastern corner of Spain, the coalition hasn't taken anyone by surprise. Barça has been a symbol of Catalan nationalism since its founding in the late 19th century. Under the Franco dictatorship, which suppressed the Catalan language as part of its campaign to create an authoritarian centralized state, the team provided an outlet for the expression of local identity, a place where Catalan flags could be waved and Catalan cheers shouted. And now, at a time when Catalonia has achieved an unprecedented...
BOSTON—Time literally ran out on a strong comeback effort by the Harvard men’s basketball team, as the Crimson (4-9) fell to Northeastern, 76-73, at Matthews Arena on Wednesday night.Trailing by eight with just over a minute remaining, Harvard battled back and had a chance to tie the game when Huskies guard Baptiste Bataille missed two free throws with his team up three points with 4.2 seconds left. Sophomore forward Pat Magnarelli grabbed the rebound and fed sophomore guard Dan McGeary, who had already hit four three-pointers in the game.But as McGeary...
...Harvard (4-8) has a chance to return to its old self over winter vacation, when it plays another set of non-conference games against Northeastern, Sacred Heart, and UC Irvine. Regaining momentum before starting play in the Ivy League will be crucial...
...first two games during break, against the Northeastern Huskies (Dec. 19) and the Sacred Heart Pioneers (Dec. 22) are away, a plague for Harvard who has lost all six of its games on the road this season...
...ferocious, flesh-eating creature roamed Thailand. It had four-inch teeth, measured 21 feet from snout to tail and ate other dinosaurs. When they discovered its bones in 1996 in a jungle riverbed, scientists called it Siamotyrannus isanensis, after the country's old name, Siam, and the impoverished northeastern Thai region where the bones lay, Isaan...