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...always puts us in that position.”At intermission the teams were tied after a Harvard surge in the last minutes of the frame. Motschwiller put an end to a 4-0 Penn run with 7:17 remaining in the half and then set up Burr to spur the three-goal Crimson rebuttal that evened the score at halftime. Freshman midfielder Francis Ellis locked the teams at 5-5 with Harvard’s fifth even-strength goal of the half less than three minutes later.“We did a really good job fighting back...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Joyce, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Quakers Thwart Late Comeback | 3/31/2008 | See Source »

...Hillary, it was obvious over the weekend that the Clintonites were not going to let Obama tip the scales without a fight. Clinton presidential committee chairman Terry McAuliffe rode frenetically up and down Interstate 35 between Austin and Waco, dropping in on county conventions along the way to spur Hillary's supporters. "She's in this thing for the long haul. The way I look at it, this thing is basically tied," he told the Waco Tribune...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fighting for Every Texas Delegate | 3/31/2008 | See Source »

...smoking and eating pizza on Friday night,” another cadet shouts at him, attempting to spur his comrade’s performance. Relief comes a second later, as Chaney calls time and the cadet, spluttering, lurches to a stop...

Author: By Christian B. Flow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Discipline, The ROTC Way | 3/18/2008 | See Source »

...Massachusetts State Senate will vote this week on Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 ‘s $1 billion ten-year plan to bolster the life sciences in Massachusetts. The bill, which passed in the House on Feb. 28, is designed to aid the biotechnology industry, spur job development, and entice talented professors and researchers to the Bay State’s state universities. The bill would provide $500 million for lab construction and $250 million for research grants and post-doctoral education at the University of Massachusetts’ Worcester and Amherst campuses. The remaining...

Author: By Madeleine A. Bennett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Senate To Vote On Science Funding | 3/18/2008 | See Source »

...classroom and into buildings,” he says. “I know several students who have come back from these trips and declared a major in Art History. These excursions can be life-changing experiences.”And maybe these excursions in the HAA department will spur other departments, who can likewise gain from cultures abroad, into designing similar curriculums for their students. For now, though, History of Art and Architecture seems to be the concentration to choose...

Author: By Sarah B. Schechter, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Up Close & Educational | 3/12/2008 | See Source »

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