Word: yales
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...draft horses. School was his parents' kitchen, his neighbors' fields. Town was a country crossroads with two stores, and entertainment a new book from the library. And though the young man with the Old Testament name and the Mark Twain upbringing later went on to study at Harvard and Yale, mixing with the privileged and the trend-conscious, his heart remained in the hills, beneath the oaks...
...negative only about negativity. Temperamentally, he's an optimist who places his faith in action, not attitude. One issue close to his tender rural heart is the preservation of West Virginia wilderness from the mountain-leveling predations of modern coal mining. A student of law and forestry at Yale, he sees himself arguing his causes in court someday, but his broader goal is to spur a resurgence in grass-roots public activism. "We need today a kind of thought and action that is too little contemplated yet remains possible," he writes. "It is the kind aimed at the preservation...
...addition to that difficult non-conference schedule, Harvard's opponents in the extremely competitive Ivy League are determined to fight the Crimson for the league title. Harvard will play matches early in the season against traditionally tough opponents Columbia and Yale next week...
Last year, Harvard was knocked out by Yale in the Ivy tournament, so the team is setting its sights again on the Ivy title...
...finished with a record of 43-14 overall, scored some key wins last fall, defeating rival Yale 24-31 (lower score wins). Tougher competition will come from the likes of formidable opponents Brown and Northeastern, which the Crimson will face this Friday at Franklin Park, Harvard's home course...