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...most Calcuttans, the past is good enough. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club, the oldest Asian sporting club in existence, was founded in 1889 by a group of upstanding middle-class Bengalis keen to prove their mettle against the British. They named it after one of the many Victorian villas in the densely colonial north of the city where most well-to-do Bengalis lived. From its founding, the club was consciously modern and nationalistic, eager to cast off the much-invoked colonial stereotype of the effeminate Oriental. Drinking and smoking were strictly forbidden, and young athletes, some scouted from remote villages...
...yesterday’s meeting, Harvard Provost Steven E. Hyman said that obtaining approval on the project would prove essential in attracting and retaining world-class scientists at Harvard...
...season this weekend. Harvard (7-1-1), who holds last year’s Ivy League title, is set to face off against Cornell (5-3) on Saturday at 4 p.m. in Ithaca, N.Y. Even though the Crimson is coming off of a huge win, the Big Red will prove to be a challenge. “We haven’t seen [Cornell] play yet, but last year they had a really talented striker,” co-captain Matt Hoff said. “They are probably going to try to get us on counter-attacks...
...front of a house for a little girl’s birthday party when the director walked by and asked if I wanted to be in a movie,” said Shihada. So all you VES concentrators out there, take a hint from Shihada: the sidewalk might prove to be more than a place to pan-handle. Paying your respects to the Jesus of Mass Ave. can’t hurt your luck either...
...much do students at USC get to see about the life of Pete Carroll, besides what’s been filtered through national media outlets? How many undergraduates get to see his most real moments, the ones he shares with his family, the ones that prove that, even in the aftermath of harsh defeat, he has things in perspective...