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...currents of brotherhood, tolerance, and opportunity that underlie it. And it obscured a pair of recent Olympics-related announcements with resonance in the Harvard community.Those were the unveilings of the final rosters for the Canadian and American women’s ice hockey squads slated to compete at the Winter Games in Turin, Italy in February, lists which include an impressive six Harvard affiliates. The Canadians will travel to the Alps with two-time Patty Kazmaier Award winner Jennifer Botterill ’02-’03 and last year’s ECAC Rookie of the Year Sarah...
...northerly part of Britain, but from January to March, they're ruled by Vikings. Norway lost Shetland to the Scots in 1468, but the islanders have never forgotten their roots. Since the early 19th century, Shetlanders have celebrated Up Helly Aa, a fire festival that heralds the end of winter and the return of the sun. The biggest celebration is in Lerwick, the capital, on the last Tuesday in January; this year it's Jan. 31. Last year, 51 Vikings wearing blue velvet tunics, winged helmets and sealskin capes cheered and wielded their axes as they dragged their...
...commercials on NBC are already touting America's medal hopefuls for next month's winter Olympics, and most of them feature fan-favorite figure skater Michelle Kwan. But Kwan's Olympic dream may be in jeopardy after an injury forced her to withdraw from the U.S. national figure skating championship, the qualifying event for the Games. Whether or not she will compete in Torino is now in the hands of the 36 figure skating officials, judges, coaches and athletes that make up the international committee of the U.S. Figure Skating Association (USFSA...
...have struck with deadly effect, killing nearly 150 people in two bombings on Thursday alone. For a few weeks, many Iraqis had felt able to lower their guard just a bit-parks, playgrounds, teahouses and restaurants were full of families eager to take advantage of the all-too-short winter. Now, those public places will again be deserted as people retreat fearfully to their homes...
While most students passed their journeys home for winter break eagerly anticipating the riotous festivities ahead, some had already had their share of holiday chaos, as they were left stranded outside of Lowell House when one of the Undergraduate Council (UC) shuttles to the airport ran out of room. Dozens of students who hoped to get on the 2 p.m. shuttle to Logan International Airport on Tuesday, Dec. 20 were turned away at the last minute due to a lack of luggage space. After the shuttle apparently allowed students without tickets to board at the Quad, some students...