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...blue-collar trades for a military life. I was urban, overeducated, untattooed and distrustful of uniforms and blind patriotism. But I soon discovered that I shared something with those soldiers larger than the differences in our biographies. We were men struggling for identity. The psychological scars of amputation ran deeper than those from conventional wounds of war. The blasts took away something deeply personal. None of us felt like the men who had gone to Iraq. We possessed the same minds; they just resided in different bodies...
...perfectly positioned Bear. Pummeled by a cascade of shots, Knoche refused to allow the Brown rush to develop into a rally. Her eight second-period saves kept the Crimson within striking distance. And it looked like the Crimson would strike. Racing the clock as the final minutes ran out, Harvard nearly capitalized on a long free hit but could not convert. A last hopeful attempt was made as the Crimson forced the ball into Bear territory, but the pass into the circle was too wide. Harvard watched it roll past the white paint as the seconds that had held...
...fans at Brown Stadium on Saturday.But instead of the ancient “three yards and a cloud of dust” offense, senior running back Clifton Dawson turned his 181 yards at a 7.2 yard per carry clip, including 104 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter.Harvard ran the ball 44 times for 261 yards while throwing on just 23 plays with sophomore third-string quarterback Jeff Witt making his first career start.But the Crimson never had to ask Witt to do much behind an offensive line that manhandled the Brown defense all day.“They...
...between Duke and its surrounding community. In the wake of the allegations, the school fired its coach, Mike Pressler, and suspended the rest of the season. Three players currently await trial in the case.It was in the aftermath of the highly-charged and much-publicized Duke fiasco that Harvard ran through spring drills and, soon after, was involved in two minor incidents of its own. After the team’s spring game, on April 29, members converged on the Currier House courtyard for a barbeque to celebrate the end of spring practices. It was there that Harvard?...
...Holy Cross head coach Tom Gilmore was asked how he planned to contain Dawson, he responded that he would have to put an extra man on the field. He recalled a time when three guys on the defensive line got through to Dawson, but he broke each tackle and ran for 75 yards on the play.Those types of plays have led many to believe he has enough talent to play professionally.Count the Canadian Football League among the believers.Last year his hometown team, the Toronto Argonauts, drafted him No. 47 overall. But his ultimate goal is the National Football League.Unlike most...