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...national stadium in the Guinean capital, Conakry, it's oddly quiet - the only sounds that can be heard are the muffled beats of a drum band practicing nearby. The other strange thing in a dusty and garbage-strewn city is how clean the stadium looks. Many of the walls and exit tunnels have been freshly painted. That's the only sign of what happened here on Sept. 28 when human rights groups say Guinea's year-old military junta opened fire on an opposition rally, killing 157 people. Locals say there was so much blood, the stains soaked into...
...memories cannot be painted over so easily. The day of the massacre, Guinea's broad-based opposition movement - called Forces Vives, literally meaning Forces Alive, and made up of political parties, labor unions and civil society groups - drew tens of thousands of supporters to a rally in the stadium to protest what it called an increasing authoritarianism in the country. The junta struck back with brutal force. According to witnesses and human rights groups, the army first locked the protesters in behind metal doors hastily electrified with lethal current, then opened fire. The wounded were finished off with bayonets. Scores...
...Huskies last won the Colonial Athletic Association conference in 2002 but fell to Fordham in the first round of the FCS (Division I-AA) playoffs. That year was also the last time they beat Harvard, taking the game 17-14 at Harvard Stadium...
When Princeton visited Harvard Stadium last month, the Crimson held the squad to just 157 offensive yards...
Harvard-Yale may be the only college football game you actually attend this year. And, chances are, the most fun to be had in New Haven won’t be inside the stadium cheering. To get in the spirit, whether you make it to the stands or not, look no farther than the fields surrounding Yale Bowl.Leverett HoCo is getting their tailgate on for the first time in recent memory this Saturday, serving up the basics in large quantities. They’ll be providing plenty of warm food and drinks to ward off the chilly November...