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...thanks to a strategy that simply called for Italians to stay home. The measure attracted a voter turnout of 25.9%, far below the 50% required for a binding result. And he hasn't stopped there. Buoyed by the outcome, Ruini has used lectures, homilies and rare interviews to help squash talk of Italy following Spain's lead on gay marriage, has challenged the use of the abortion pill RU486, and has called on the state to use pro-life counselors to speak with women considering an abortion. "Cardinal Ruini has immense political capacity," says one well-placed Catholic observer...
...Harvard men’s squash team extended its unbeaten streak in individual matches to 27 on Saturday by defeating No. 7 Cornell 9-0 in its home opener, improving to 3-0 on the young season. The Big Red (1-4, 0-3 Ivy) took four games from Crimson players on the afternoon, and forced a five-game match at the second position against junior Jason De Lierre, but ultimately could not garner a single win. “The teams we play at the beginning of the year are a lot weaker than us,” said...
...Harvard women’s squash team may have found the key to a national championship. Her name is Lily Lorentzen, and don’t let the “Class of 2009” tag fool you. While she’s new to college squash, Lorentzen brings ample experience from a year spent training and competing on the professional circuit. The Greenwich, Conn., native was accepted into Harvard a year ago, but deferred her enrollment to concentrate on squash. Now finally a member of the second-ranked Crimson, her presence at the top of the ladder...
...Harvard men’s squash team took advantage of its opponent’s youth and inexperience yesterday en route to a 9-0 sweep of the Big Green at Hanover. The Crimson defeated Dartmouth (2-1, 0-1 Ivy) in convincing fashion, losing only two games on the afternoon to opposing players. Both games were lost in the only contested match out of the nine played. Sophomore Chessin Gertler, who played in the fourth position, rallied from being down two games to none to clinch his match in five games, keeping intact Harvard’s untarnished record...
...business as usual for the No. 2 Harvard women’s squash team yesterday. The Crimson breezed past No. 5 Dartmouth for an 8-1 win in Hanover, N.H. Harvard (2-0, 2-0 Ivy) has not lost to the Big Green (2-1, 0-1) since formal Ivy League competition began in 1982. “It was a good, solid match,” said captain and No. 7 Allison Fast. “After training so hard, it was good to see our competition and see how we all can play.” Fast...