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Thousands of miners staged a violent two-week demonstration last September in Las Claritas, Venezuela, close to the Brazilian border. They blocked the border highway, burned trucks and threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at national-guard troops. Their main target was Crystallex, a Toronto-based company that since 2002 is said to have held the legal rights to Las Cristinas--the world's fifth largest gold mine, with 12.5 million oz. of proven reserves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chavez's Gold Bind | 11/21/2005 | See Source »

...straight loss to Harvard in The Game this weekend, the powers that be are sending a crystal-clear message to the students in New Haven: “Yes, unequivocally, you suck.”The Elis somehow did not understand their cosmic fate, cheering and rejoicing as Harvard threw Handsome Dan a bone in the form of a 21-3 lead and letting him glimpse what it feels like to be a success. But as all the optimistic little Yale graduates will learn when they enter the real world, Harvard will always be one rung above. And then Yale?...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Abandon All Hope... | 11/21/2005 | See Source »

...gotten the application and threw it away,” said Jenny Pyles of Norman, Okla., a yellow flower perched in her brown hair. She was later contacted by HFAI’s 2004-2005 undergraduate director, Peter M. Brown ’05, himself an Oklahoma native. “He told me how affordable it is and about the travel opportunities,” Pyles said...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Recruiting a New Elite | 11/18/2005 | See Source »

...Jennings ’09, a member of the First Year Social Committee. “The event had so much to offer that I’m sure it will continue in the future.” Although some students were hit by flying Felipe burritos that organizers threw into the crowd and several attempts at moshing failed, the rally still had some students dreaming bigger. “Hopefully within four years Harvard pep rallies will improve to the quality of those put on by state schools,” Alan Ramos ’09 said...

Author: By Doris A. Hernandez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Rally for the Team, Bash Bulldogs | 11/18/2005 | See Source »

...Dawson returned the opening kickoff of the second half 92-yards for a touchdown. It was the first of three third-quarter scores—two by Dawson—and put the game out of the Big Green’s reach.Cause for concern: O’Hagan threw a pair of interceptions, but the Crimson overall turned in one of its most complete performances of the season.MVP: Dawson. He had 223 all-purpose yards and became the Crimson’s all-time leading rusher with 3,335 career yards.Rough day for: The Dartmouth running game, which totaled...

Author: By Lisa Kennelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Road to New Haven | 11/17/2005 | See Source »

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