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Just seven quarters ago, this game wasn’t going to be a roadblock, it was going to be a conference title bout...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Around the Ivy League | 11/5/2004 | See Source »

Against Princeton, however, there was the potential for a similar roadblock. The Tigers boasted the linebacker duo of Zak Keasey and Justin Stull, who each came into the contest with an Ivy League-leading 59 tackles. In theory, their force up front would halt Dawson’s potential conquest...

Author: By Lisa Kennelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AoTW: Running Into the Books | 10/26/2004 | See Source »

...really emotional win because every year [Penn] has been such a roadblock for us,” Schweitzer said. “Their gym is so big, there were so many fans there, and they were so loud—to beat them in their home gym was amazing...

Author: By Karan Lodha, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Volleyball Splits Road Matchups With Killer P's | 10/18/2004 | See Source »

Although the installation will occur in November—over a year after that attack—it is better late than never. The discussion over emergency phones encountered roadblock after roadblock due largely to funding concerns and apprehensions concerning the historical preservation of the Common—the site where George Washington took command of the Continental Army...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Progress on Safety | 9/15/2004 | See Source »

...really felt pretty good having that thing in our hands. We didn't know where we were, but we knew that we weren't anywhere near where we were supposed to be. We were getting ready to go ahead and set up some sort of a decent roadblock in both directions when somebody yelled, "Here come the Krauts!" A little stone fence or hedge was leading on into the end of the town. A squad of Germans was following the hedge toward us. Guys popped their rifles at them, and they fired back at us. By then I was ready...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: D-Day: What They Saw When They Landed | 5/31/2004 | See Source »

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