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...importance of using these lopsided conference games as opportunities for the players to hone and refine their shots in preparation for the much more challenging matches that await them in early 2009. Harvard takes an extended break over the Christmas holidays and exam period before beginning a brutal stretch, taking on squash powerhouses No. 3 Trinity, No. 2 Penn, and No. 1 Princeton in early February. “We are going to be training very hard over the break,” Guruge said. “I think we have a very strong team and are aiming...
...carrying such an enormous load, but he does this every day in practice too. He proves day in, day out he’s a well rounded player, and at the same time, he carries the offensive load.” Lin’s burst began a strong stretch for his team as it pushed the margin as high as 11 with 13:26 to play in the first half before settling for a five-point lead at halftime. After the break, the Crimson started well again, pushing the difference to nine at 42-33 with 15:11 left...
...nation what kind of team we’re going to be down the road.” Generating that momentum is critical for the Crimson, especially given that last year’s mid-season losing streak began with a loss to Boston College and a tough stretch of games against non-conference opponents. “I think it’s just a good opportunity for us to come together as a team against a traditionally powerhouse program,” Tallett said. “We have the opportunity to show to ourselves as well...
...April, we announced that planning for House renewal would begin and that the entire process will stretch perhaps a decade or more. Dean Hammonds is leading planning related to program considerations through the work of five subcommittees, two of which will be made up solely of students. The subcommittees will consider issues of residential living spaces, the purpose of House life, and the need for academic and social spaces within a House...
...Martin in similar numbers. John McCain and Sarah Palin both returned to Georgia to campaign for Chambliss after winning the state; Obama just taped a radio ad for Martin, who had to rely on surrogates like Ludacris and REM's Michael Stipe to energize his base down the stretch. Chambliss vacuumed money from big donors as well as the Republican Party and the National Rifle Association; Martin did better with small donors and attracted a swarm of labor-union volunteers, but he's clearly swimming upstream...