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...each winter. At Saturday’s edition in Lawrenceville, N.J., the squad checked off its final to-do item with a men’s foil victory and added wins in the combined men’s and women’s, the women’s three-weapon, men’s saber, and women’s epee. That is all before even mentioning the individual achievements. Or the fact that the men finished second in the three-weapon event. “At least on the men’s side...
...break down an opposing defense off the dribble makes him a strong candidate to garner all-Ivy honors in the coming years. Lin, who saw limited action as a freshman, continued to show the shooting touch, ball-handling, and athleticism against Columbia that could make him a major weapon over the next three seasons. After scoring nine points in only 14 minutes of action Friday night against Cornell, Lin had 10 points in 25 minutes—including two three pointers—versus the Lions. One of his three-pointers was a dazzling crossover, step-back release that drew...
...under his belt. But instead, the offense found an unlikely crunch-time outlet. Junior forward Brad Unger received the ball wide open behind the arc and decided to spot up and shoot instead of swinging the ball to a heavily-guarded Goffredo. Unger, who is something of a secret weapon for the Crimson—he ranks third on the team in three-point makes and first in percentage—knocked down the three, prompting a fist pump from the big man.“That’s his shot,” Harvard coach Frank Sullivan said...
...course, breaking into homes with overwhelming force is tremendously exciting. Kraska says that "these elite units are highly culturally appealing to certain sections of the police community. They like it, they enjoy it […] The chance to strap on a vest, grab a semi-automatic weapon and go out on a mission is […] an exciting reason to join." Emphasizing this glamorous appeal, the LAPD’s recruiting video presents a day in the life of a cop: Catching robbers, rescuing hostages, and taking on gun-toting kidnappers with air support and a SWAT team...
...mocked just as much as the intelligent designers.Olson described his challenge as finding “a charismatic voice for the world of science.” His film casts the conflict between evolution and intelligent design as one of politics rather than science, in which the key weapon, as in any political contest, is likeability. According to Olson, the intelligent designers are gaining ground not because their arguments are more compelling, but because they have catch phrases to back them up. The scientific community, on the other hand, struggles to be comprehensible putting themselves at risk of following...