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...certainly pick apart Hancock's arguments for keeping the BCS. For example, he says that since playoff games would most likely take place through December, the event would cut into the players' study time during finals. But it's not like players are burying themselves in the library under the current set-up: they are still practicing for bowl games, which take place later in the month and after the New Year, through much of December. Hancock points out that in the current bowl set-up, 68 schools and their fans get the chance to enjoy post-season play...
...preserved. The inability to implement taxation that keeps pace with spending is crippling California. If Californians are sincere about avoiding problems like the tuition debacle in the UC system, they must address the root cause of their budgetary woes. In the meantime, students will have to pick up the tab for the Golden’s State’s financial irresponsibility...
...father recently offered to pick me up a coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts, but he almost refused when I told him what I wanted. To him, ordering my coffee—with skim milk and five Splendas—was as embarrassing as if I’d asked him to buy a jumbo box of tampons...
...Crimson struck first as McNally gave it a 47-46 edge, but soon after, Army senior Cleveland Richards—the team’s leading scorer and a second team all-league pick a year ago—went two-for-two from the line to give his team a one point lead. The Black Knights would trade leads with Harvard for a while until a Simmons trip to the line would give Army the lead for good. After the sophomore went two-for-two, Army’s Miller gave the team insurance with a two-point trip...
...Smith] will win their share of stuff in the air, and then you add [Nyamekye] in there, and there aren’t many teams that can match it,” Clark said. “And then there’s a little bit of desire to pick up second balls and finish them...