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...economy. One is a monthly report by the Conference Board, a nonprofit supported by business executives. The University of Michigan publishes a similar monthly survey. During the summer, despite high gas prices and swings in the real estate market, consumer confidence edged upward to hover at a fairly strong level, considering the mounting bad economic signs. The Conference Board put its consumer confidence rating at 59.8 for September, a slight improvement from 58.5 in August. Compare that with the index's nearly 20-year low of 55.3 in 1991, when the U.S. fell into recession following the first...
...that if teams have to go the whole field on us consistently throughout the game, if they have to comprise long drives, it’s going to be really tough for them to score,” captain Matt Curtis said. “We have a very strong defense…to not have any turnovers on the offense, for the offense to push field position a couple of times, they did a fantastic job, they made life for us very easy a couple of times.” —Staff writer Madeleine I. Shapiro...
...over the bar. The complexion of the game changed after senior midfielders Rachael Lau and Erin Wylie were substituted at around the 20-minute mark. Play opened up with possession evening out, as the two sides traded attacks in each other’s halves and both defenses held strong. Harvard came out aggressively after the break, with Baskind, Sheeleigh, and Wylie all managing early shots. Yale also created some good chances. Freshman Hino Miyuki sent a shot over after a well-slotted ball into the middle of the Crimson’s goal-box. Harvard doubled its lead...
...game defeat of New Hampshire last Tuesday, Harvard eased its way into the match, going point for point with the Big Green up to 4-4. Moments later, an Ingersoll kill and a Wu ace put the Crimson ahead, creating a lead it would not relinquish. A mix of strong attacking and solid defense proved to be the right formula for Harvard, who made a 6-1 run to bring the score to 18-10. Consecutive kills by McKinley and Fryhofer closed out the first game and boosted the Crimson’s attack percentage to .424.The first game performance...
...made a statement against Brown, progressing from a 14-6 defeat in September to a thrilling overtime loss last week. With the majority of the ECAC schedule still ahead, including crucial games at Iona and Fordham next weekend, the Crimson will have plenty of time to prepare for a strong showing at Easterns.LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 19, HARVARD 4Up against a powerful Lions squad on Saturday morning, the Crimson looked to even up its weekend effort, but could muster little threat at Burns Recreation and Aquatics Center. LMU (9-5) brought a bruising, high-scoring style to the pool, drawing...