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...scrambles. But for the most part, the Crusaders kept Harvard’s ground game in check. On defense, the Crimson had trouble breaking through a stalwart Holy Cross offensive line, and while the Harvard defensive backs played solidly, even the tiniest of openings was enough for Randolph to thread the needle and hit his intended receiver.In the end, it came down to Winters vs. Randolph. David vs. Goliath.And for a moment, it appeared that the underdog might pull it out.Nearly midway through the fourth quarter, the Crimson was down, but not out, trailing 20-13. But after a quick...
...change we especially like is the way photo comments are next to pictures instead of under them. Not having to scroll down to see the thread makes for more efficient procrastination...
...With the Russian government itself commenting only vaguely about whether Netanyahu met with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, it does not take Jason Bourne to unravel a common thread: Whether through its commandos or through strong-arm diplomacy, Israel appears to have stopped a shipment of missiles from reaching Iran. As the two countries work more closely together, it appears Israel avoided any post-op crisis and successfully negotiated with its much larger counterpart on the issue. Around the time the ship was discovered off the west coast of Africa, Israeli President Shimon Peres even declared victory of a kind...
...contrived analysis diminish his message. Volpi’s account of the shocking socio-political events of the late 20th century percolates through the narrative of Yuri Chernishevsky, whose enigmatic past is gradually unmasked, revealing uncanny links to other characters halfway around the world. Yuri is the common thread among three women who form the epicenter of Volpi’s overly complex tale, but its intricacies only flimsily conceal its lack of narrative integrity. While each woman’s personal travails are intertwined with major world events like the fall of the Berlin Wall and the undertaking...
...then and it isn’t now. But it wants to be, and this connection made it possible to create an iteration of “Hitting Walls” (the title of an ongoing series of works around squash) in Beijing with the Olympics as the connecting thread. When I hit squash balls in hallways or elevators or parking lots it is about stretching the definition of the sport—tying its origins in British prisons and alleyways and boarding schools to its current spectacular global form.Michele ZalopanyMichele Zalopany is a returning visiting faculty member and will...