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...years ago in Annapolis, Navy raced to victory over the Harvard varsity lightweights in the last 500 meters of the race. History repeated itself on Saturday when the Crimson fell to the Midshipmen—and Georgetown—in the final stretch of the race to relinquish the Haines...
...exciting to see them all come together,” Saretsky said. “The most exciting part for me was watching Dan Chenoweth, at the anchor, run down the Princeton anchor in the home stretch. It’s always great to beat the Tigers...
...impact of the Massachusetts initiative for “clean coal” power plants will stretch beyond the state’s borders, since coal emissions are a global problem. Similarly, Harvard’s commitment to reduce its net emissions to zero could be one small step on the long road to climate neutrality. Collaborative efforts between Harvard and Boston demonstrate the important recognition that Harvard is an important player in the communities of Boston and Massachusetts...
...Republicans headed for another decades-long stretch as the minority party? -J. De May, Kew Gardens, N.Y.Until there is a resurgence of a Republicanism that meets the demand of independent voters to be a reform party, to care about the environment, to deal with a national energy strategy and to deal with education, I think that there is a real danger that the Republicans will be at a disadvantage...
...change in strategy, with an inconsistent element of her game finally clicking.“I’ve been working on my curveball—it hasn’t been there the last couple of games, and so I just warmed that up a lot at stretch, and it was working today,” she said.Despite the gritty nature of the win, Allard stressed there were still areas for improvement.“I think in the middle innings we lulled offensively—we could have stayed a little more aggressive at the plate...