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...injury at the Journeyman/Brute Northeast Duals on Saturday, the Crimson found the challenge insurmountable.Despite a few grind-out efforts, including an undefeated performance from junior co-captain Louis Caputo, Harvard (0-3) fell by lopsided margins to No. 21 Old Dominion, No. 24 Virginia, and No. 5 Missouri in Troy, N.Y.“We wrestled against some [teams] ranked very high,” junior co-captain J.P. O’Connor said. “But it’s nice to face that kind of competition and be in that atmosphere, because ultimately that?...
...things, but with the tailgate being only two hours long, there isn’t too much we can do.” Even so, some students say they will try to make the most of this year’s pre-Game entertainment. Mather House HoCo Co-Chair Troy C. Murrell ’09 said that the Committee may organize a “giant walk-over” from the House’s morning festivities to the field as a means of further extending the revelry and ensuring that at least some students attend...
...system will be tested early, with several non-conference games of note crowding a busy early slate for the Crimson. These include two matchups in the Women of Troy Basketball Classic, where Harvard will face UC Santa Barbara and tournament host USC. As always, this year’s schedule is highlighted by the competitiveness of the Ivy League, with two games apiece against fellow Ivy League co-champions Dartmouth and Cornell and rival Yale...
...Uncle Sam was, believe it or not, a real person. During the war of 1812, American troops near the Canadian border received barrels of pork and beef from a Troy, New York meatpacker named Samuel Wilson. Wilson stamped "U.S." on the barrels - because they were going to the U.S. military - and the soldiers joked about gifts sent from "Uncle...
...Loss upon loss, and no ill luck stirring but what lights upon Uncle Sam's shoulders," The editors of the Troy Post, Sept. 7, 1813. This is frequently but incorrectly cited as the first use of the term