Word: patriotism
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EASTON, Penn.—There’s no better cure for a heartbreaking defeat than a perfectly executed victory.With the painful loss to Brown last weekend, Harvard football (2-1, 0-1 Ivy) returned to the gridiron at Lafayette (3-1, 1-0 Patriot) to notch a 27-13 win—the eighth consecutive Crimson victory over the Leopards.“We’ve won eight in a row against these guys, but it seems like they’re the hardest team to game plan for every year,” Harvard coach...
Cochran performed in five of the night’s seven works, opening the show with “Patriot Act UP,” a dance that demands both a credible acting performance and impressive technical precision. Hook explains that “Patriot Act UP,” set to traditional American songs by Morton Gould and John Philip Sousa, was intended to be a political commentary questioning the package of patriotism. Cochran communicated the playful satire by producing props from her costume such as a lollipop, a toy flag, and a noisemaker as the tune suddenly changed...
...this game is every man for himself, and things aren’t about to get easier.Despite its losing record, Holy Cross is a tough non-conference foe that missed dropping Harvard by a point two weeks ago and is fresh off a confidence-building 38-14 win over Patriot League punching bag Georgetown.I think Yale will get back on its feet in time to be a contender in the Ivies, but not this week.Prediction: Holy Cross 24, Yale 20BROWN (2-0, 1-0 Ivy) AT RHODE ISLAND (1-4)A particularly annoying expression goes...
Lafayette (3-0, 1-0 Patriot League), coming off of a 7-4 season and picked to finish fourth in the preseason, finds itself at the very top of the Patriot League standings, undefeated and looking to win its fourth conference title in five years...
...Harvard economics department Oliver Hart stated, “We’re meant to trust the Treasury to enact this plan in a reasonable manner, but they want a carte blanche, and this is worrying.” It is worrying, and suspicious. In wording reminiscent of the Patriot Act, Section 8 of the bill states, “Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.” In a refreshing...