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Despite this misfortune, Harvard put in a valiant effort. Patterson defeated Trinity No. 6 Gourav Juneja in three straight games, and juniors No. 3 Gray Witcher, No. 4 Shondip Ghosh and No. 9 Rob Pike extended their opponents to four frames before falling...

Author: By Martin S. Bell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Squash Falls to Trinity at Nationals | 2/29/2000 | See Source »

Lingman, Barker and Doran all lost their singles matches despite valiant fights against quality opponents...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Tennis Beats New Mexico, Goes 1-2 at ITA Indoor Team Championships | 2/28/2000 | See Source »

Senior Tom Kiler came through with an 8-7 win over Todd Dewitt at 157-pounds, keeping the Crimson on stride with the Bears. Despite a valiant effort at 165-pounds, senior Kevin Kurtz, who bumped up a weight class, lost a tough 8-5 fight in the last seconds of the match to Bears captain Brad McDonald, ranked no. 5 in the EIWA...

Author: By Jodie L. Pearl, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Wrestling Sweeps Dual Meet Finale | 2/22/2000 | See Source »

...glumly along, episode after episode, with no plot whatsoever. Frank's siblings die at the rate of about one every ten minutes, but the only emotion these deaths manage to evoke is indifference. Along the way the film manages to completely squander Emily Watson as Angela. She makes a valiant effort to portray Angela as a tough woman who's not too proud to beg for her children, but wasted are her sharp, delicate eyes and wonderfully expressive mouth. In fact, the occasional, accidental spurts of beautiful acting she is allowed only serve to frustrate the viewer even more...

Author: By Myung Joh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Movie Mangles McCourt's Memoir | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

...Clumsy, Maida spent much of the set without a guitar in his hands. Instead, he stumbled around the stage with a placid stare of indifference temporarily disturbed from time to time by unconvincing posture. New keyboardist Jamie Edwards followed Maida's scales precisely on the Moog in a valiant, yet ultimately futile, attempt to hide all of the notes that his frequently sour, straining voice flagrantly missed...

Author: By Christopher R. Blazejewski, | Title: Peace on Earth. And Chickens | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

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