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...capital on Saturday, the Harvard men’s basketball team fell 78-63 to George Washington after a tough first half, despite a spirited comeback attempt late in the second half. The Crimson was without freshman forward Keith Wright, who was sick. A starter in all seven games this year, Wright is second on the team with 10.3 points per game. He will be out indefinitely, a major blow for Harvard, who kept it close nonetheless against its talented hosts before falling away near the end. “It’s not really a positive, because...
...during a recession, cheap entertainment remains popular. Take Hollywood: While stories of soaring attendance during the Great Depression are probably false, movie attendance did increase in five of the last seven recessions. The explanation is simple: Movies provide a dose of high-quality entertainment, which is more in demand during a recession not only because people have more free time but because they have a greater need for escape from their problems. More importantly, movies are a pretty cheap way to spend an evening, and they appeal to a consumer who faces economic uncertainty...
...first half, the score was 34-33, Vermont. The Catamounts also came out strong in the second half, and gained a four-point lead over Harvard. But the Crimson was not ready to quit just yet. Harvard tied the game at 39, and then fought out the next seven minutes, which were characterized by four ties and seven lead changes until two Berry free-throws started off a 6-0 Crimson run in which Emma Moretzsohn and Rollins both made shots. The Crimson never looked back from there on out. “Moretzsohn showed us some real fight tonight...
...last time a Luxembourg royal refused to sign a bill into law was the Grand Duchess Marie-Adelaide, who opposed a measure to limit religious instruction in primary schools. Seven years later, after questionable decisions during World War I, she was forced to abdicate the throne to her younger sister...
...Bangladesh voters will cast their ballots in the nation's first general election in seven years. The polls have been a focal point of the country's politics ever since a military intervention in January 2007, which postponed scheduled elections in order to end escalating violence between followers of two rival political parties. In the interim, a caretaker regime of technocrats has set about trying to tackle Bangladesh's wretched record of corruption and reform its volatile electoral politics. Results have been mixed, but the government now looks ready to deliver on its promises for free and credible polls...