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...against expulsion. On the second article, that Burton had acted improperly in taking the buttons from a student group, a majority of the council voted to expel him. It is hard to imagine how one could improperly take buttons that are freely given to students; one cannot steal a "freely available resource" any more than one can steal air. But a more focused presentation of the facts during the debate on the second article enabled council members to come to a decision that was more informed than the one they had arrived at earlier in the evening...
Before the first Monti steal, Harvard had scored one basket in the last 11:11. But then she swatted the ball away from Albany freshman Jess McGinlay, and drove in for the easy layup. The basket energized a crowd that had fallen dead silent up until then...
...says Matthew Ostler, 14. He has been body searched, hustled through metal detectors and photographed for a mug shot. Dressed in a faded black T shirt and baggy khakis instead of jail stripes, he has a hangdog demeanor. He was caught trespassing on elementary school grounds and trying to steal a bike last fall. The law dealt with him lightly (a $75 fine); tonight is his dad's turn...
Emotions boiled over from both the players and Mazzoleni as it because clear that the Saints would steal the win. Mazzoleni, initially upset over a fan-aided whistling of Turco for holding, boiled into a rage over a disputed Harvard line change. Mazzoleni, usually very quiet behind the bench, engaged in a heated exchange with the referee and the team suffered a bench minor for delay of game...
...waved an arm in exuberance. "They can't even steal an election from him by voting dead names. Our candidate will come right in with his Lazarus move. He'll have a million at any poll by nightfall. They may come in shaking a lot of dust off them, but they'll be voters...