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...four clubs in the past year - Liverpool, Portsmouth, Aston Villa and West Ham United - to add to the three which already had non-British owners. The rush isn't over; in April, Stan Kroenke, owner of the Denver Nuggets basketball team and ice hockey's Colorado Avalanche, increased his stake in Arsenal, of London, to more than 12%. The flood of money is paying dividends; three of the four semifinalists in this year's Champions League are Premier League clubs. With interest swelling among faraway fans in Asia and beyond, backers of the Premier League can look forward...
...first term in office, Obama promised that all Americans would have universal health care. The audience gave Obama a standing ovation when he mentioned Darfur, saying that he would “end the genocide” with international help. “Too much is at stake, Boston, to not overcome the cynicism of today,” Obama said. After the speech, the arena buzzed with excitement, and a throng of people gathered in front of the stage to try to take the senator’s picture or to shake his hand. “He really...
...Crimson (24-12, 9-5 Ivy) maintained its one-game lead over in the Ivy League North Division. Dartmouth won all four of its games against Yale this weekend.The two contenders will play four games next weekend, with a berth in the Ivy Championship Series at stake.“We knew we needed to come and win all four games to set ourselves up for next weekend,” freshman pitcher Dana Roberts said.HARVARD 6, BROWN 1Freshman Jennifer Francis hit the first two home runs of her collegiate career as Harvard completed the sweep on Senior Day.Francis, pinch...
...earned right to self-determination, and in this instance, the right to determine their citizenry. But their position is contradictory; self-determination is not just the right of the majority to exclude, but the right of a people to self-identify. If the freedmen identify as Cherokees and can stake a legitimate historical claim to that heritage, they should be allowed membership in the Cherokee Nation...
...opinion obtains on this subject. That the Undergraduate Council could suggest that student opinion and a decision of the Governing Boards serve to settle this matter in favor of the Council’s own proposal fails to take into account that faculty have fully as much at stake in the calendar discussions as do students. There are some, and I count myself among them, who think that our calendar with its January examinations actually poses some pedagogical advantages. The fact that our calendar does not conform to those found in other places is hardly reason in and of itself...