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...fact, it’s a somewhat incomplete outlook. One can look at this clear-cut dichotomy between the evil, winner-take-all world of college sports and the Ivy League bubble and assume that the Ivies’ competitive philosophy boils down to a noble, sustained mediocrity. It would not be true. In reality, the conference is very much at odds with itself, its constituent parts seething and struggling within the competitive barriers that the league’s own noble bargain has erected...
...looming ahead of Harvard in their quest for a national title is Trinity, who the Crimson will likely play in the second round. Trinity (16-0), winner of 77 straight games and five straight National Titles, is the top seed in this year’s tournament...
...says.) The smart money bets the 55-year-old will never rise higher than an asterisk in the polls. Still, primaries are volatile. One of Moseley-Braun's advisers, Kitty Kurth, worked for Paul Tsongas in 1992 when the ex-Senator went from punch line to winner of the New Hampshire primary. "Paul did it; Carol might do the same," says Kurth. Of course Tsongas eventually wound up a footnote, losing his party's nod to Bill Clinton...
Queen Latifah is lauded by those in the music world as one of the first and most influential females in the rap industry. The Grammy-winner has also been a hit on the screen—big and small...
Harvard pulled to within 3-2 with five minutes remaining in the second period on goals from juniors Dennis Packard and Tim Pettit. With just a minute to go in the second, however, the Big Red tallied what proved to be the game winner when Vesce scored on a herculean effort by linemate Stephen Bâby. For Harvard it was a final, fatal relapse of the defensive breakdowns that plagued the Crimson in the first period...