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...fallen to earlier in the season.” For the heavyweights, the first varsity boat narrowly missed the bronze, trailing third-place Princeton by just over a second in the Grand Final. Despite the narrow miss, the Black and White still gained on the national competition, taking out rival Dartmouth, a squad it had lost to twice already this season. For the heavies, that was a sign of good things to come. “We feel like our boats have been gaining speed over the course of the season,” Golden said...
...After decades of losing ground to the Protestants, the local Catholic clergy had also noted that these rival churches lured believers not just with promises of rewards more immediate than a place in heaven, but also by offering services that are more joyful, happier, friendlier and more down-to-earth. By comparison with the Protestants' approachable pastor next door, the rock and roll liturgy and the 24-hour service, the Catholic Church could look cold and distant...
Senior attackman Greg Cohen saved his best for last, scoring a career-high six goals en route to the Harvard win. It was the only time in four years that the Class of 2007 had beaten its rival...
Meanwhile, sophomore Becky Christensen continued her dominance in the outdoor season and at Heptagonals, winning the high jump for the second consecutive year by clearing 1.80 meters, beating rival Sarah Wilfred of Cornell. Christensen’s jump was tied for the fifth best in Heptagonals history...
...caused the reform bill to be withdrawn. The obvious conclusion drawn from this experience by French politicians was that any further moves toward reform would have to be deferred until the Presidential election and perhaps a fresh round of parliamentary elections. (Sarkozy himself, seeing a chance to undermine his rival, Villepin, opposed the reform.) As for the French youth, a recent poll shows that a majority of them aspire to posts in the government bureaucracy, with their job security and pensions, rather than the private sector where France’s future will ultimately have to be forged...