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...placed 13th among 20 teams, gaining 38 points. The dynamic trio’s combined time of 35:18.1 was only six seconds behind 12th place Colby College. Individually, these three earned their own successes in the 5K freestyle. Finishing 34th, Devlin was the Crimson’s top placer in the event, with Mangan a few seconds and two places behind. Schulz finished right after Mangan at the 37th position. The three high finishes boosted Harvard’s total tally by 30 points. The men’s 10K freestyle saw strong performances, as sophomore Trevor Petach finished...
...men’s side, freshman Alex Tremblay scored three points by placing third in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump, the only multiple-placer for the Crimson...
Nicky Grant ‘02 actually won the hammer throw, but was competing without affiliation and therefore was ineligible to officially place. Grant, a former team captain, All-America selection and top placer at the World Championships for Jamaica, was one of many former Crimson track and field athletes to compete in the meet...
...every product placer gets such a high profile. Jinx won't walk around with a Revlon sign to let us know who made her makeup, and Bond won't have a Brioni tag hanging off his tux. But the firms hope for gilt by association--and the chance to slap a 007 seal of approval on their ads. Bollinger champagne can freshen its traditional image with the help of the "debonair and charming James Bond," says president Ghislain de Montgolfier. "What could be more stylishly up-to-date...
There are issues in the U.S. too. In Nevada, where Rio holds a 40% stake in a mine operated and 60% owned by Placer Dome, the Environmental Protection Agency is concerned about groundwater contamination from current mines and the potential for future damage to sacred lands of the Western Shoshone. In Salt Lake Valley, Rio Tinto has paid some $300 million in reclamation costs and is not finished. A 72-sq.-mi. plume of toxins, one of the world's largest, has rendered water from an aquifer beneath Salt Lake City undrinkable. Engineers must halt its spread and prevent public...