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...against “the Tribe” and “the Monarchs.”While such monikers together provoke colorful comparisons, No. 63 Harvard (6-4) offered its own contrast by recording a win and a loss versus No. 49 William & Mary (12-9) and Old Dominion (15-9), respectively.With only one point the difference in the two keenly-contested fixtures, it was a contrast not quite as vivid as tribalism and royalty.“We were outclassed in the doubles, which we thought we might be, and we fought incredibly hard in the singles...

Author: By Allen J. Padua, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Splits Time in Virginia | 3/15/2009 | See Source »

Although the Harvard women’s tennis team headed South for a pair of matches this weekend, all was not sunny for the Crimson. The squad faced two ranked opponents, losing, 5-2, against No. 57 Old Dominion on Sunday and falling, 6-1, to No. 31 William & Mary on Saturday. Freshman Caroline Davis was Harvard’s lone victor on Saturday. Davis also won her match Sunday, as did sophomore Samantha Rosekrans. “It is always a challenge and a privilege to play against ranked teams,” Crimson coach Traci Green said...

Author: By Zachary H. Richner, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Falters Down South | 3/2/2009 | See Source »

...people, and the uranium would fuel new reactors and help the nation kick its foreign oil habit. Opponents point out that almost all uranium mining in the United States occurs in arid, sparsely populated places out west that are geologically unlike anything in Virginia. In the water-rich Old Dominion, they argue, radioactive materials from uranium such as thorium-230, radium-226 and radon-222 could shake loose and leach into the groundwater. Meanwhile, the large piles of mining debris known as "tailings" could blow in the wind and contaminate the air. "It's going to rain down dust like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Virginia, the Appeal of Uranium Mining | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...daunting one. But with two forfeits due to injury at the Journeyman/Brute Northeast Duals on Saturday, the Crimson found the challenge insurmountable.Despite a few grind-out efforts, including an undefeated performance from junior co-captain Louis Caputo, Harvard (0-3) fell by lopsided margins to No. 21 Old Dominion, No. 24 Virginia, and No. 5 Missouri in Troy, N.Y.“We wrestled against some [teams] ranked very high,” junior co-captain J.P. O’Connor said. “But it’s nice to face that kind of competition...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson No Match for Ranked Opponents | 11/30/2008 | See Source »

...this moral basis sounds simple, its implications are radical. The New York Times called Scully’s book, “Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy,” “horrible, wonderful, [and] important” and, reading his descriptions of factory farming, it’s easy to see why. A journalist by training, Scully traveled to a typical industrial hog farm in North Carolina—owned by the nation’s largest pork producer—and documented what...

Author: By Lewis E. Bollard | Title: Maverick for Mercy | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

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