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Facing its fourth consecutive ranked opponent, even the unexpectedly sunny weather wasn’t enough for the Harvard women’s lacrosse team (7-5, 1-3 Ivy), as it fell to a difficult 18-9 loss against Princeton (10-0, 4-0 Ivy) at Harvard Stadium on Saturday afternoon. “We played pretty well the first half, but we fell apart in the second half,” captain Lauren Bobzin said. “But it was great to show we could play with one of the best teams in the country...
...been 17 years since Harvard beat Princeton in men’s lacrosse, and now it is 18 after the No. 17 Tigers (6-4, 3-0 Ivy) pulled off an improbable comeback Saturday at Harvard Stadium, beating the Crimson (4-6, 0-3) in overtime, 9-8. An historic victory seemed to be within the grasp of a Harvard team that never trailed until the final goal. However, with the Crimson leading 7-3 and under one minute left in the third period, Princeton mounted its comeback. Scoring five of the last six goals in regulation, the Tigers extended...
...visits to the White House, United Nations and Ground Zero. But no matter what political issues or media angles may be buzzing before take-off, the Vatican tends to stress the pastoral aspect of any papal journey. The six-day itinerary is above all stacked with church services, baseball stadium masses and Catholic institutional encounters to allow the pontiff to tend to his flock, and to the priests and bishops who do the ministering when he's back in Rome...
...course, for Benedict to win over American Catholics, responding to the crisis is just a start. Two open-air masses, on April 17 at the Washington Nationals' baseball stadium and on April 20 at New York's Yankee Stadium will show the shy Pope is improving on the public stage. With a reputation as a doctrinal hardliner, Americans may be pleasantly surprised that Benedict tends not to wag his finger at the faithful on these pastoral missions. But with the recent history in the U.S. church, he can focus on what's best in the American church only...
Everybody has a story about discovering design and the enormous impact it can have on one's life?whether it's the grand gesture of an architectural masterpiece in an urban landscape, like Herzog & de Meuron's new National Stadium in Beijing, or the daily pleasure rendered by a more pedestrian product, like Harry Allen's new first-aid kit for Johnson & Johnson. My first experience with great design dates back to the early 1970s when my parents would buy stuff at a store called Design Research on Manhattan's 57th Street. What I remember most is the Marimekko fabrics...