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...Swept up by their emotions over Ronald Reagan's death, congressional Republicans last week couldn't think of enough ways to honor their conservative hero. The ideas ranged from putting his picture on the $10 bill to renaming the Pentagon the Ronald Reagan National Defense Building to carving Reagan's face on Mount Rushmore. (The late President already has an airport, a giant trade building in Washington and an aircraft carrier bearing his name...
Rounding out its non-conference schedule, Harvard swept Holy Cross, split with Rhode Island and surrendered two to Boston College to end just above .500 with a 22-20-1 record...
Aside from the Laine-Adjah triple jump duo that swept again, the Crimson earned most of the rest of its points in only one other event—the shot...
After capturing its third ECAC regular season title, Harvard swept into the playoffs before struggling to a double-overtime win against Brown in the conference semifinals. Junior Ashley Banfield suffered a concussion in the first overtime, but the team rallied to victory when freshman Katie Johnston scored the game-winner—the second time this season she had put away the Bears in an extra period...
...Woodhouse in foil and Rose in epee, the Harvard men swept into the postseason with wins over Princeton, Yale and Duke in late February. The victory against Princeton, a 15-12 decision, was Harvard’s first win against the Tigers since 1986—when Woodhouse was one year...