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...continued bad weather, Mother Nature gave Harvard a break and blessed O'Donnell Field with a cloudless sky, radiant sun, and a refreshing breeze. Harvard (16-24, 9-9 Ivy), though, was not treated with similar benevolence on the field as it was beaten, 3-2, by the Vermont Catamounts (21-16, 10-6 America East...
...Harvard, sophomore Justin Nyweide (2-4) was solid, striking out ten Catamounts and only giving up three runs on 10 hits. Vermont freshman Jeff Dixon (1-2) also threw well, striking out two while scattering six hits and allowing two runs. Both young, up-and-coming pitchers managed complete game efforts...
Harvard will play Vermont at home tomorrow afternoon, and then head to Umass for a 3 p.m. game against Minutemen...
...odds against civil unions, as against any type of recognition for gays, were almost overwhelming. The opponents of gay unions attacked the legislators and supporters alike: A gay rights supporter had his car burned, Randall Terry (formerly of Operation Rescue fame) brought his Christian conservative radio show to Vermont's capital and called on his listeners each day to help fund his anti-gay crusade. In the months following the decision, the governor's office has hired extra staff to answer the 500 daily phone calls weighing in on gay marriage...
Civil unions do not have the support of a majority of Vermonters. But, if in 1964, Alabama had held a referendum on whether to allow African-Americans access to the vote, the answer would have been "no." The passage of Vermont's civil unions is arguably the greatest civil rights legislation of the last decade. Instead of questioning, we should celebrate the 19 senators and 76 representatives who brought us to this mountaintop. They are living profiles in courage...