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...recognition that defensive systems could upset the nuclear balance was the propelling force behind the 1972 ABM treaty, the only arms-control pact that binds the two superpowers. It declares: "Each party undertakes not to develop, test, or deploy ABM systems or components which are seabased, air-based, space-based, or mobile-land-based." The Administration says that merely undertaking research into such a project does not violate the treaty. Indeed, the Soviets have been spending perhaps as much as five times the U.S. amount on laser technologies and weapons, although they apparently have not developed such devices for knocking...
...season where everything seemed to come together for the Harvard women’s hockey team, it took just a few minutes for it all to come apart.The No. 1 Crimson (32-2-0), looking for its first NCAA Championship game appearance since 2005, fell in an upset, 4-1, yesterday at the hands of No. 4 Wisconsin (29-8-3) in the NCAA Frozen Four semifinals at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center in Duluth, Minn. Harvard could not recover after a three-goal Badgers outburst early in the second period left the Crimson in a two-goal hole...
...elegantly constructed or as essentially American. There are the massing of schools rich and poor, public and private; the opportunity for all to face off neutrally; and the assignment of an indisputable qualitative value. That last element, the seedings, may seem like cruel status reinforcement, but when an upset happens?and upsets always happen?its magnitude can be assessed with statistical clarity, so that we know just how far the mighty have fallen and how high the mutts have leaped...
...changed in a year. For starters, the Crimson is no longer the underdog. Harvard enters the game with the top seed in the tournament and the momentum generated from a 5-1 drubbing of No. 8 Dartmouth in the quarterfinals. The Badgers are fresh off an overtime upset of No. 4 Minnesota.Playing on the neutral ice of the DECC in Duluth also eliminates the home-ice advantage Wisconsin enjoyed when the teams last met.Another difference—neither team has the same lineup from last year’s marathon contest.“We’re different teams...
...method will be beneficial for Cabot House, he predicted that HoCo members from other Houses might experience a negative backlash. “Some Houses will like to show their newbies House spirit,” he said. “But others are concerned that freshmen might get upset at their housing assignment. HoCos do not want to see them cry. Who would be happy with getting into Mather?” In fact, Mather HoCo Co-Chair Lily G. Bellow ’09 agreed that letters of welcome from her House might initially be met with tears...