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Mark Bent had a bright idea. The former U.S. diplomat and oilman had spent years in Africa, and as his working career wound down, he wanted to give back. The continent has no shortage of persistent problems, but Bent tackled one that was both simple and pervasive: the lack of artificial light. Many Africans lack access to regular electricity, leaving them at the mercy of expensive battery-powered flashlights, polluting kerosene lamps - or simply in the dark. No electric light may mean that a child can't study after the sun sets, or that young girls need to spend more...
...hockey team’s remarkable run through the ECAC came to an exciting conclusion yesterday in the final round of the conference tournament.The Crimson (31-1-0) defeated St. Lawrence (28-9-1) by a score of 3-2 in an overtime thriller at the Bright Hockey Center, winning the ECAC Championship.Harvard appeared to have the title wrapped up 2:54 into the extra period when junior Katie Vaughn’s slapshot hit the back of the net. But the referees called the goal back, saying that the puck was deflected in by an illegal high stick.Not willing...
...Haviland said. “After the second and third inning he settled in and showed what kind of pitcher he can be for us.” Senior Max Warren and freshman Anthony Nutter combined to give up 10 runs in the final five innings. One bright spot for the Crimson was Douglas, who hit his first of two homers of the series. Douglas was hampered by injuries in his first two seasons with Harvard. —Staff writer Loren Amor can be reached at lamor@fas.harvard.edu...
...highlight-reel goal, a record-setting performance by a goaltender.And a victory for the home team.The No. 1 Harvard women’s hockey team (30-1-0, 14-0-0 ECAC) took down No. 9 Clarkson (24-9-5, 13-6-3), 3-0, Saturday afternoon at Bright Hockey Center to advance to the ECAC championship for the first time since 2006.“I thought it was a great hockey game to watch,” Crimson coach Katey Stone said. “It was back and forth, the first period and a half were exciting...
...easily finishing on top of the ECAC standings in the regular season with a perfect 22-0-0 league record, Harvard came into the conference playoffs with the advantage of being able to play on its home ice.A large and loud crowd of 1,727 came out to the Bright Hockey Center on Friday night, giving the Crimson an emotional boost as it advanced to the ECAC finals.“I don’t think I’ve ever seen that many people [at a game] so that was pretty awesome for me,” Ryabkina...