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...IMPORTANT FOR KIDS TO LEARN DATES? SINCE YOU AND I WENT TO SCHOOL THERE'S LESS OF THAT. Well, they sure should have a framework to tie the story on to. There are some dates we all ought to know, and I suppose they would start with 1492. When the British came to Jamestown is important, when the Pilgrims came is important, when the Puritans came is important, when the Constitution was written. There are lots of important dates that kids should know--and that we all should know--because it's really the framework on which to tie...
...studied in school was a deceptively simple place. There were the sun, a few asteroids and comets and, as of 1930, when Clyde Tombaugh spotted Pluto on a telescopic photograph, nine planets. Memorizing those nine names has long been a childhood rite of passage, up there with learning to tie your shoes. Yes, Pluto was always an oddball: not only is it tiny (two-thirds the size of our moon), but it has a weird, elongated orbit that is tilted at a sharp angle to the plane the other planets inhabit. Still, the gap in size between Pluto...
...Harvard women’s soccer team’s contest against Brown yesterday, co-captain goalie Katie Shields added not one but two ties to her resume—one on the field, and one in the record books.The former was of the scoreless variety, as the Crimson (6-3-3, 1-1-2 Ivy) was unable to break through the defense of the Bears (5-7-1, 1-2-1), while Shields made five saves to stymie Brown.The latter was of the record-tying sort—with nine shutouts this season, Shields now shares the school record...
...drive to win and beat [them],” Blotky said.In the third game, the Bears took an early 10-6 lead and led much of the way until Harvard made a run. With the help of sophomore middle hitter Suzie Trimble and three kills in six points to tie it at 29, the Crimson pulled ahead for game point at 30-29.But because of two attack errors in the final four points, Harvard was unable to pull out a victory.Earlier in the match, the Crimson had its chances. After winning the first game, Harvard dropped the second in a blowout...
...Jeff Mroz into three straight incompletions to end the game.With starting quarterback Mark Borda out with a leg injury, Lehigh sophomore Sedale Threatt threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Greg Fay with 4:42 remaining and tossed the two-point conversion pass to Pete Morelli to tie the game.Yale (2-3) had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation, but Mroz was picked off in the endzone by defensive back Julian Ahye to send the game into overtime.Borda threw for 333 yards and two touchdowns before leaving the game and Threatt completed all five passes...