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...have already provided compelling evidence as to why Harvard (8-3-1, 6-3-1 ECAC) should earn a fourth straight trip to the postseason, even without successfully defending its ECAC title. But a solid showing over the course of the stretch at hand—which will see the Crimson face off against No. 12 Cornell, No. 13 Colgate and possibly No. 1 Minnesota—would significantly improve Harvard’s standing with the NCAA selection committee come March...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Hockey Meets Another Ranked Foe | 12/10/2004 | See Source »

Prior to that performance, he’d fared much better, posting a 1.05 goals-against average, .958 save percentage and six shutouts in 18 appearances. Those numbers were, in large part, the product of an 11-game stretch during which Howard allowed zero even-strength goals...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Hockey Meets Another Ranked Foe | 12/10/2004 | See Source »

...combination of Crimson miscues and clutch Northeastern shooting thwarted those efforts down the stretch, though. After extending its lead to a game-high nine points, Harvard (4-2) converted on just one field goal in the final 3:55, then turned the ball over three times in the final 2:59—on 22 occasions overall, many times on simple traveling violations—rendering its attempts to protect its dwindling lead, or at least stave off the Huskies’ push, increasingly difficult...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Huskies Edge Women's Basketball in Overtime | 12/9/2004 | See Source »

Larsen Librarian of Harvard College Nancy M. Cline said efforts to stretch the library’s budget will be multi-pronged. “There’s not any single simple plan,” Cline said. “But we’re looking on many, many fronts: finding different ways of acquiring materials so we can keep some of our processing costs in balance, we’re looking at tougher negotiations on some vendor contracts, we’re looking for many ways of using the library resources budget as carefully as possible...

Author: By Laura L. Krug and William C. Marra, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Libraries Plan Efficient Spending | 12/9/2004 | See Source »

...worries when they arrived: The Ghost of Pre-Thesis Past, The Ghost of Thesis Present and the Ghost of Post-Thesis Future. They reminded me of what I was before dear Thesis entered my life, and warned me what would happen if I avoided her during this final stretch...

Author: By William L. Adams, HIGH SOCIETY | Title: Bah, Humbug! | 12/8/2004 | See Source »

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