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...over or had a shot rim out of the hoop, as the Tigers used their methodical, motion-oriented offense to grind out a 21-12 halftime lead. The only thing that prevented that deficit from growing much larger was the uncharacteristically stingy Harvard defense, which held Princeton to only seven field goals on 30 percent shooting. After Tigers center Zach Finley dropped in a hook shot to open the scoring in the second half, pushing the lead to 11, the Crimson snapped out of its offensive stupor. A jumper by Housman broke the seal on the Harvard basket and served...
...never shied away from controversy, yet provided the considerate and intelligent commentary necessary for the important issues of the day. The Republican Party should feel deeply indebted to these personalities and others who helped supply a platform that spoke persuasively to enough voters to purchase five of the last seven presidential terms, and six of the last seven Congresses...
Seager said the James Webb Space Telescope, which will be launched in 2013 and orbit the earth at a height of one million miles, will have a lens seven times bigger than that of the Spitzer telescope...
...According to the National Sleep Foundation, college-age students should be sleeping between seven and nine hours each night. Sleep is vital as it allows the body to physically repair tissues as well as effectively process thoughts and memories. In order for these processes to work frequently and effectively, sleep must be regularly scheduled and tied somewhat to the patterns of natural light; varying sleeping and waking times by more than two hours a night—the nearly universal practice of sleeping in on weekends—can lead to clinical anxiety issues...
...study published last month by Connolly and colleagues Hillel R. Alpert, Geoffrey F. Wayne, and Howard Koh showed an increase in the level of nicotine found in cigarettes across all brands and types from 1998 through 2005. Nicotine levels rose by an average of 1.6 percent annually over the seven-year period, according to the study, accumulating an 11 percent increase over the course of the entire study. In a statement released last month, Philip Morris disputed the results of the HSPH study, asserting that nicotine levels in cigarettes from 1997 and 2006 were “the same...