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...Columbia, Shoop posted a record of 7-23. In the press conference, Murphy said that the Columbia athletic department has been formulating “short-, mid- and long-term initiatives” to improve the infrastructure of the football program. The Lions have never won the league title outright, and only once shared the crown (with Harvard in 1961). —THE CRIMSON STAFF
Thariani is part of a cadre of U.S.-based businesswomen committed to bringing a better life to financially disadvantaged women overseas, who often live in patriarchal societies in which work outside the home is frowned on or condemned outright. Why are women entrepreneurs getting in the business of giving back? "Women have a special gift for friendship," says Clare Brett Smith, an executive at Aid to Artisans, based in Hartford, Conn., which helps match U.S. entrepreneurs with artisans overseas. The other component? "Trust. It's one of the basic elements of a decent business...
...Boisclair is very much an insider in the PQ and though his rhetoric may differ, his actions are unlikely to deviate much from PQ’s on-going strategy,” which Morck describes as “obfuscating” the difference between “outright independence” and “sovereignty” and “pray[ing] for continued disarray in federal politics.” Although Boisclair’s arrival may not make a drastic difference in the direction of his province, Morck said he does believe it reflects...
...Ryan Tyler, senior tight end Kelly Widman, and junior linebacker Ryan Tully, along with three sophomores: quarterback Liam O’Hagan, defensive end Brad Bagdis, and safety Doug Hewlett. Brown’s Nick Hartigan, who led the nation in rushing and propelled the Bears to their first outright Ivy title, was named the unanimous Ivy Player of the Year. Six other Brown players were named to the first team. Yale tailback Mike McLeod was named Rookie of the Year. On the other end of the spectrum, Columbia—who finished the season without...
...wasn’t a fairy-tale ending, however, and the heart the Crimson displayed in three periods of overtime was all the more significant because nothing was on the line but pride. League-leader Brown crushed Columbia 52-21 to secure a 6-1 record and its first outright league championship. The best Harvard had to hope for was a tie for second in the league. Sometimes it seemed like this year’s Harvard football team was playing for drama, instead of playing for the win. What showed during The Game we’d already seen...