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That’s high praise to say the least, but it’s deservedly so. Harvard played a pretty good game yesterday—not its best, but good. It was certainly a good segue into the Crimson’s showdown with No. 1 Maine on Sunday, another game between two good hockey teams...
...anticipated showdown over markets and ethics between University President Lawrence H. Summers and one of Harvard’s premier philosophers never materialized...
...Crimson’s showdown with Maine, meanwhile, looms as a big “statement game” for Harvard. The Black Bears ended the Crimson’s season with an overtime victory in the NCAA tournament last March before eventually losing in overtime themselves in the championship game...
...states placed a moratorium on approvals for new imports in 1998. The U.S., the world's biggest grower of GM crops, wants to be able to export its GM food. Green groups and some European officials charge America with deliberately sending GM maize to Southern Africa to force a showdown, while American officials believe the E.U. exploited Zambian concerns to bolster its own anti-GM views. "I don't think there are any particular heroes or villains in this whole thing," says former Zambian Agriculture Minister Guy Scott. "It's just a balls-up." Faced with a massive food shortage...
Following its showdown with Cornell, the Crimson will travel to Hamilton, N.Y. to face Colgate on Saturday. The teams split their series last season, with each squad winning on its home...