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Building on Akpan’s impressive rookie year, this additional skill can mean only one thing—watch out, Ivy League...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Akpan Shines in Summer Play | 10/9/2007 | See Source »

This acquired knowledge and skill was evident during Akpan’s showing in the Round of 16 game against Uruguay, where the U.S. pulled out a close 2-1 win over their adversary. Achieving the victory might not have been possible without America’s Crimson representative, who applied pressure to a Uruguayan defender, causing an own goal and tying up the game...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Akpan Shines in Summer Play | 10/9/2007 | See Source »

...wasn’t just the SportsCenter-worthy highlights that made this game historic; it was the way the Brazilians dominated possession not through sheer athleticism, but rather through actual soccer skill and finesse (imagine that?) that serves as a metaphorical reminder to the U.S. women that their ship has indeed sailed...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CRUZ CONTROL: Bleak Future on Pitch for U.S. | 10/1/2007 | See Source »

...advantages in resources, the U.S. National Team program focused more on developing girls who were physically superior to their global counterparts, choosing speed and strength over soccer skill (dribbling, possession) and finesse. For years it worked brilliantly, as the U.S. women took home the 1999 World Cup Title and inspired a generation of young girls to pursue their athletic talents...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CRUZ CONTROL: Bleak Future on Pitch for U.S. | 10/1/2007 | See Source »

...nature. The story he shares is told through the dreamy, forgiving magnifying glass of childhood nostalgia, an easy conduit to the intended core idea of the film: fulfillment through the rekindling of old bonds. This ultimate coherence, however, is precluded by the disproportionate attention that Radcliffe’s skill and his star status draw, as well as by the lack of character development elsewhere. The delicate poignancy of the film has a familiarity that most audience members will appreciate; the scattered characters and narration, unfortunately, have a distancing effect that makes it harder to sit through cloying moments. Still...

Author: By Erin F. Riley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: December Boys | 9/27/2007 | See Source »

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