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...questionable calls, another disappointing loss. The no. 15 Harvard football team (5-1, 2-1 Ivy) lost to no. 21 Princeton (6-0, 3-0) Saturday at Princeton Stadium in front of 16, 284, after a combination of controversial calls from the officials and Crimson coach Tim Murphy swung the momentum into Tiger hands for good. In last year’s 27-24 defeat, it was a poor fourth and one decision by Murphy, this season late in the fourth quarter Harvard led 28-24 on a Princeton third and four in Crimson territory. On the play senior free...
...student, these are institutions not only to avoid but to expose for what they are and for the unjust practices they perpetuate.” Regarding The Harvard Crimson’s editorial board, a contributor who is anonymous on the website writes: “These opinions have swung to the Right in recent years, coming out in staunch support of discriminatory groups on campus, the occupation of Iraq, free market economics, and the administration of Larry Summers.” The Harvard Disorientation Guide is not the first of its kind in higher education. Similar publications exist...
...Princeton, meanwhile, is quickly cementing a reputation as the cardiac kids of the Ancient Eight. The Tigers overcame a late deficit last weekend with two fourth-quarter TDs. A strong commitment to the run (that also swung the time of possession battle dramatically in Princeton’s favor) kept the skies open for Terrell, who excelled to the tune of 261 yards and three scores...
...purveyors of childhood memories are resurrecting '50s-era toys and games, including wooden alphabet blocks with old-fashioned lettering and Fisher-Price Snoopy pull toys. They're also experiencing a surge in demand for best sellers from the 1940s like Slinkys, Nok Hockey and Uncle Wiggily. "The pendulum has swung back to these classic playthings," says Ken Moe, managing director of Back to Basics Toys, a company based in Herndon, Va., that specializes in old-time fun and games...
...idea out of hand. Nevertheless, both men continued to oppose the wanton exploitation of natural resources, including strip mining and clear-cutting of forests. Though Pinchot and his supporters won the debate and left an imprint on American environmental policy that has lasted decades, the pendulum has lately swung too far—under President Bush, the Interior Department, which controls a full fifth of the nation’s land, has allowed unjustifiable exploitation of the territory in its trust. Instead of balancing the needs of the economy and businesses against the imperative to preserve America?...