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Weaknesses: While Bemidji State’s non-conference schedule is tougher than those played by most of its CHA peers and has likely given the Beavers a taste of what to expect tomorrow, the squad’s lack of success against the nation’s premiere conferences is troubling. Tom Serratore’s bunch posted a 2-4-0 record against the CCHA—defeating Ferris State and Western Michigan—and an 0-5-1 mark versus the WCHA...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn and Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Charting the Road to Columbus | 3/25/2005 | See Source »

...It’s tougher for me to get to the front of the net or battle in the corner,” Pelle added. “But I try just as hard as I can and hopefully that works...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Small Pelle Casts Large Shadow | 3/25/2005 | See Source »

...really describe to you how difficult it is to overcome these feelings. It is not just a matter of getting tougher. People with depression aren’t wusses or crybabies, as the people ripping Turpin would say. Mental health problems are unique in that there is a psychological and physical part to the illnesses. If there were not some underlying biological elements, then antidepressants and other medications would be useless. To the contrary, pharmaceuticals are often critical in stabilizing the mood of someone who suffers from depression so that that person can then begin therapy and work to eliminate...

Author: By Andrew B. English | Title: Tough Guy | 3/25/2005 | See Source »

While Vitt’s statistics are higher than last year, she did find playing time earlier against tougher competition than she faced for the majority of last season...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman and Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Vitt Maintains Role as Solid Backup | 3/25/2005 | See Source »

...good Beijing thinks its chances are of winning a military confrontation that could pit China against the U.S. On paper, the mainland's 2.5 million-member People's Liberation Army (P.L.A.), the largest force in the world, holds an overwhelming advantage over tiny Taiwan. But the island has tougher coastal defenses than Normandy did, and China's relatively anemic navy is incapable of a full-scale invasion across the 160-km Taiwan Strait. Instead, the P.L.A. has been building up its arsenal in new ways, betting it could force Taiwan to capitulate quickly without a bloody invasion?though that option...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Taiwan Strait | 3/21/2005 | See Source »

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