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...weren’t going into overtime to tie the game, but to win it.” Despite the momentum, play in the overtime periods was fairly conservative and most likely reflected both teams’ fatigue. The Nittany Lions managed just two shots (including the game-winner) and the Crimson none. Despite the loss, the team took pride in hanging tough with one of the country’s best teams. “We didn’t get the result we wanted, but we just have to keep going out, challenging these top teams, taking chances...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: No. 11 Lions Escape Harvard | 9/18/2006 | See Source »

...know. The intricately beset realm of Irish Americans in New York City and on Long Island is the world she grew up in. It's that same world she has offered us, newly lighted, examined and even transfigured, in five earlier novels, including Charming Billy, a National Book Award winner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Family That Drifts Together | 9/17/2006 | See Source »

...second extra frame, this time with five seconds left in the game. Gael striker Mika Matsui broke through and seemed to have a wide open net. The Crimson’s sixth straight defeat seemingly in hand, Mann lunged out and deflected the possible game-winner. Time expired with Matsui on the ground and the shutout assured. “We lost in overtime on Friday and it was the same kind of ball that beat us,” Mann recounted. “I said, this is not happening again.” It was a different story...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson, Mann Outlast St. Mary’s Attack | 9/17/2006 | See Source »

...trying unsuccessfully to teach 6,000 years of history in 14 weeks). Ex-Dean of the Faculty Bill Kirby is teaching a new class this spring and, based on previous guest lecture appearances, Hist A-74, “Contemporary China,” is likely to be a winner. In the end, EAS’s individualized approach overshadows the painful sophomore tutorial—plus, its always nice to secretly understand Kong waiters’ trash talk...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: East Asian Studies | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

...conference champions are still waiting to get on a roll, however, having started the season with a mediocre 2-2-2 record. Aubrey Aden-Buie is a player to watch for the Nittany Lions. The junior striker has netted three goals in the last three games, including the game-winner last Sunday in a 1-0 victory over Bucknell. But Harvard realizes that it needs to concentrate on its own game plan, rather than being caught up in the success of its opponents. “For Penn State or any of the games ahead, we’re still...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Still Looking For Season’s First Win | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

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