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...remained at 1-0 well into the second half until sophomore forward Andre’ Akpan skillfully redirected a cross by junior defender Marcel Perl into the upper 90 to tie the game at 1. The goal, which extended Akpan’s scoring streak to eight consecutive games, sparked a frantic 20 minutes that saw both teams live up to each of its respective national rankings.After Akpan’s goal in the 70th minute, Brown immediately answered the Crimson’s voracity with a crowd-silencing strike to recapture the lead.With the clock winding down, coach John...
...eliminated most public school/private-school differences in achievement test scores, it did not eliminate differences in the most widely used test of developed abilities, the SAT. (As I explained more fully here, developed abilities are those nurtured through schoolwork, reading, engaging a piece of art, and any other activities that spark critical thinking. Developed abilities aren't inborn traits but honed competencies, more akin to athletic skill gained through practice rather than raw IQ. By contrast, achievement tests measure the amount of material students have committed to memory in any particular field.) Combined with high-school grades, SAT scores...
Athletic Department officials said the meetings are meant to spark a discussion about potential alternatives for JV teams that have struggled to maintain steady numbers and meet obligations for practice and competitions. But athletes on JV teams say the department is pressuring them into forfeiting the financial benefits and legitimacy that come with JV status...
Like the MoveOn.org ad, the shirts were “edgy,” but not to the point of egotism. At the heart of the stunt was not a desire to intentionally polarize the student body, but to spark reasoned debate. And so long as campus activists remember that their purpose is to promote a cause, not themselves, we should be able to avoid the worst instances of thunder-stealing...
...would say it would be very doubtful that he’d be able to play next week right now, but we’ll have to see in a couple of days.”Pizzotti’s performance in relief actually provided a spark for the Harvard offense. He was 18-for-28 for 252 yards and the lone Crimson touchdown of the afternoon, all in less than a quarter and a half of action.Still, his fumble with less than a minute to play was the difference.“It was a blitz through the middle...