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...festival—which will take place from August 13-21 at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y.—will give the team a chance to train and practice before it departs to Toronto on August 18th to take part in a three-game series against Canada...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Sophomore To Represent US in National Under-22 Hockey Squad | 6/23/2010 | See Source »

...Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s charges of communism in the government, the Brown v. Board of Education decision and its aftermath, and the widespread fear of a nuclear attack, former Crimson editor Mark H. Alcott ’61 said that the era does not deserve its placid reputation...

Author: By Julie M. Zauzmer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard at the New Frontier | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

Conditions in the Charles Basin were nearly perfect with placid water and a slight tailwind, allowing for some fast finishes. Harvard crossed the line in a time of 5:51.54, more than six seconds ahead of the Huskies’ time...

Author: By Jessica L. Flakne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Heavies Outrace Neighbor Crews | 5/3/2010 | See Source »

...kayaking world was small, and Cushman rose through it quickly. Before long, she was working out at the Olympic training center in Lake Placid and trying to earn a spot on the team...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Odyssey Ends Back on Slopes for Coach | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

Rank these Olympics wherever you choose. Were they more inspired than Torino, but lacking a transcendent moment like Lake Placid? Perhaps more accomplished than Salt Lake City, but short of the juicy tabloid fodder of Lillehammer? Such arguments are why sports are fun. But a decade or more from now, please remember a singular fact about Vancouver: though the beginning was awful, the ending was pitch-perfect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Vancouver Olympics Come Full Circle | 3/1/2010 | See Source »

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