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...Harvard men’s basketball team takes the floor tonight at Lavietes Pavilion against Boston University, it not only hopes to continue its winning ways, but also take the first step in establishing Beantown supremacy this season.For the first time since the 1998-99 season, the Crimson will take on the three other Division I basketball teams in Boston, as it will face Northeastern and Boston College in addition to the Terriers.Getting it on with neighboring schools in the quest to be the best in the area is nothing new for many of Harvard’s teams. Hockey...
...Kopko recognizes that this is small potatoes, considering that many students are accumulating debt at a rate of $20,000 and up a year. "Our service doesn't solve the problem, but it's a step down that path," he says...
Thailand's already turbulent political landscape was thrown into further turmoil Tuesday when the Constitutional Court dissolved the ruling People Power Party (PPP) and two of its coalition partners for electoral fraud. As the verdict was read that the government leadership, including the current prime minister, would step down, anti-government protesters occupying Bangkok's two main airports erupted into cheers and waived Thai flags. Red-shirted government supporters, who had gathered outside the court building to try and prevent the proceedings, dismissed the decision as a judicial coup d'etat...
...offense is not shooting particularly well in a close game, it is up to the defense to step it up and keep the game tight until the offense can break away. On Saturday afternoon at home against Army, the Crimson defense came through and put on a show, setting a new single-game record of 12 blocks in the victory...
...opposition gathered support over the weekend, as business leaders joined the chorus calling for Thailand's democratically elected ruling party to step down from power. "The situation has gone from bad to worse," the Thai Chamber of Commerce said in statement on Saturday, "signaling that [the government] is incompetent at ensuring peace and order ... coalition parties should have the political courage to withdraw from the government and allow a new government to be installed." The chamber also urged antigovernment protesters to end their occupation of the two airports. Some members told the Bangkok Post they would stop paying taxes...