Word: sparking
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...Tigers lose dominant starter Erin Snyder, the league’s pitcher of the year each of the previous two seasons,but plenty of talent still remains. Sophomore Kathyrn Welch is back to spark the offense for the two-time defending champions, along with senior designated player Cali Jo Varner. Anchoring the pitching staff this year is junior Kristin Schaus...
Interchangeable parts provided a spark for the production of everything from guns to automobiles, and they might be just as essential this spring as the Harvard softball team tries to produce something else: victories...
Junior Jessica Knox came off the bench to spark some of these surges with deadly shooting from downtown. Knox landed all three of her attempts from beyond the arc en route to a career high 12 points. Sophomore Emily Tay led Harvard with 16 points, 14 of which came in the second half...
City Year CEO and co-founder Michael Brown calls Young Heroes "an adventure in idealism" that begins "a continuum of service" and says he hopes that one day national service will become a standard part of growing up in the U.S. "We need to spark a sense of civic identity in young people and turn them on to being citizens," he says. "Our culture encourages them to become materialistic and self-involved, but they are really looking for meaning, adventure and personal power. All the research shows that students who get engaged at a young age are more likely...
...Although Abe's stance on "comfort women" looks set to spark a new wave of outrage in the region, in reality the Prime Minister is simply drifting back toward the right-wing opinions he expressed as a legislator. More interesting is why he's choosing to do so now. One theory is that becau se his approval ratings have been falling for months ahead of vital elections to be held in the spring, he may feel the need to shore up his conservative support base. But in pandering to the right, he could throw away something far more important - Japan...