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...even adjusting for these population shifts, the size of each congressional district will still be highly variable, with both Montana’s population of 958,000 people and Wyoming’s 523,000 people each represented by one member in the House. A federal court challenge set to be filed in Mississippi on Thursday alleges that the 400,000-person disparity disenfranchises people living in certain states. They call for the House to increase its size to anywhere from 932 to 1,761 members in order to create districts that are of roughly equal population size...
...final match of the tournament proved to be a real battle between the Crimson and the Cowboys (8-5). Harvard started off strong in a competitive first set, winning 25-20, but the Cowboys rallied to win the final three sets 25-21, 25-23, 26-24. Throughout the match, there were 17 ties and eight lead changes...
...first match on Saturday, the Crimson put forth a dominant effort against the Wildcats (4-9) to end a six-game losing streak. Comrie set the offensive tempo for the day, leading all players with 13 kills. Docter also had a big game offensively with 12 kills. UNH kept it close in the first set at 25-21 and won the second set 25-23 but the Crimson kept its momentum up and wiped out the Wildcats in the last two frames...
...Crimson started out strong in the first set, keeping even with Arizona for the first several rounds of play. With the score at 12-10, Sun Devil Sarah Reaves delivered a kill that began a cascade of Arizona scoring. The Crimson could not match the pace, as the Sun Devils utilized 3-0 and 4-0 run to take a commanding lead. Harvard kept it close in the second set, with the score at 11-9 when a kill by Sun Devil Sofie Schlagintweit helped Arizona pull away to win the frame...
...nearly broke out between the opposing lines.The most quantifiable embodiment—and perhaps source, as well—of the players’ emotions came in the form of several defensive infractions against Holy Cross.Penalties were a frequent source of discontent on the Crusader bench; Holy Cross was set back 120 yards on 10 penalties relative to 50 yards of lost ground on six Harvard penalties. But it was a series of roughing the passer calls that ignited attitudes throughout Fitton Field.The first came early in the game when a Crusader was charged with using his head...