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...weather in the Northeast, too, seemed uninviting, and she declined four years in Providence for sunny Palo Alto. "To be honest, I went back [to Brown] over spring break, and it was snowing," she says. "And I was like, 'I don't know if I can deal with snow in April...
...highlight of the women's cross country season came at the end of the season when senior Bethany Helms qualified for the NCAAs at the Northeast Regionals. Like Baker, Helms was named a regional All-American for her performance, a ninth-place finish at 17:34. Junior Mary Unsworth finished next for the Crimson with a time...
That's one big airline. United, already the world's largest air carrier, moved to plug its one geographical hole late Tuesday by forking over a total of $14 billion for Northeast-centric US Airways, formerly US Air, formerly a combination of Allegheny Air, Piedmont Air, Pacific Southwest and Mohawk Airlines... The new mega-carrier will boast revenues of $26.5 billion from multiple hubs on both coasts and 6,500 daily flights, nearly twice as many as its nearest competitor, American. Like any merger, it's an economy of scale - more northeastern flights feeding seamlessly into those lucrative long-distance...
...Black Entertainment Television mogul Robert T. Johnson and his new airline, DC Air. That may not be enough. Look for American's big shots and lobbyists to lead the fight, arguing that two years will go by awfully fast and that the new United has too much brawn in northeast ports to possibly resist stomping rivals and hiking fares. American ought to know - regulators have already sued them for similar misdeeds - and Joel Klein and the gang are expected to look long and hard before letting this deal...
...other local teams that have already earned NCAA berths are MAAC champion Canisius (33-21), Big East champion Notre Dame (46-12) and Patriot champion Army (27-16-1). The Northeast, America East and Atlantic 10 will not determine their champions this weekend, but Long Island (28-17-1), Hofstra (38-18) and UMass (32-21) are the respective heavy favorites. Teams from these conferences generally do not get at-large berths to the tournament, but Big East runner-up UConn (37-17) has a chance this year...