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...preseason injury to notch his first 13 minutes of the season Wednesday night—for leadership and size in the form of his 6;8 frame for some much needed help in the post. “[In Unger], we’re anticipating having another player upfront with the experience and size we need,” Amaker said.Unger will join Harvard’s leading low-post threat, junior Evan Harris, down low to thwart the Michigan attack.Lin and junior Drew Housman will also be asked to be more aggressive on offense.“They need...
...shareholders are unhappy with Branson?s bid, however, it is unclear where they might find a better one. The U.S.-based private-equity firm JC Flowers has also promised to repay billions of pounds of the Bank of England loan upfront, but its proposal offers shareholders only around 1 pence per share. Another investment firm, Olivant, has proposed buying a minority stake while parachuting new management in, a plan that would keep share prices at higher levels. But with the British government having already plunged billions of dollars into the bank, it will want to retain...
...Lavietes Pavilion last November. Vander Baan started by scoring Holy Cross’s first nine points and had a season-high 14 points by the end of the first half. He finished with 18. “I thought there played exceptionally well upfront, and inside-and-out,” Crimson coach Tommy Amaker said. “And their big guy [Clifford], is just that, he’s big. They’re experienced, physical, strong, and finished around the goal much better than we did. I thought that was the difference in the game, their...
...Redford was optimistic about the current generation, expressing his hope that this film would push people to start asking questions and insist that today’s leaders be upfront...
...Credit for the change goes to the College administration. Last week, Assistant Dean of the College Paul J. McLoughlin II announced that money would only be forked over to the UC once receipts showing the eventual destination of its money had been handed over. That edict all but torpedoed upfront UC funding for student groups and for HoCos, which receive $4,500 per term from the UC’s coffers. This development was particularly problematic for HoCos because UC funds often go to small-scale events that promote house life in addition to larger events like House formals. After...