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...coming off a last-minute 14-13 victory over Holy Cross in the opening game of its season, was unable to build on that success, losing decisively to the Minutewomen (3-1) at Jordan Field. UMass scored nine goals in a row, 17 of 18 over a 36-minute span, and led by as much as 18-3. “We had an off day all around, from everyone on the team,” said Harvard coach Sarah Nelson ’94. “The team is frustrated and the coaches are frustrated because we didn?...
...bridge connecting the two neighborhoods is now closed for security reasons--just as well, since the chasm between them is too wide for any man-made span. Mortars fired from the cemetery behind Abu Hanifa, a Sunni shrine in Adhamiya, have caused carnage in the bustling markets of the western bank. There are more mortars going in the opposite direction; on a recent afternoon, the sound of an explosion on the Sunni side of the river is greeted with cheers by worshippers at a Shi'ite shrine in Khadamiya...
Harvard's new curriculum establishes eight primary subject areas that all students will have to take. The categories include Societies of the World, encompassing subjects like anthropology and international relations; Ethical Reasoning, a practical approach to philosophy; and the United States in the World, which will likely span multiple departments, including sociology and economics. The plan, which is expected to be formally approved by the faculty in May, won't go into effect before September 2009 at the earliest...
...season—her eighth game-winning goal—capped a dramatic comeback for the Crimson, which was forced to notch three goals in the final period of regulation to avoid the upset loss.In all, the team scored four times in a 20-minute, 10-second span. “We got a little careless in the second period and dug ourselves a hole,” Stone said. “And fortunately we were able to come out of it. [We showed] a lot of strong character coming back from 2-0, 3-1 [deficits...
...years,” Sullivan said. “That’s just how it goes.” But it is simply the hand these players have been dealt. “Just the fact that it’s been three coaches in such a short span of time, the feeling of surprise and shock hits us,” Mann said. “[It’s] not towards Walsh but just anger at the situation, and some of the girls have been placed in it year after year...