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Although the Big Red stands at eighth place in the ECAC regular-season standings, Harvard knows that it cannot relax for a minute during these games...
...solve the problem," Obama said at one point. "In our hands lies the ability to shape our world for good or ill," he said at another. He pointed to the gallery, where Ty'Sheoma Bethea, an eighth grader from Dillon, S.C., sat. She had recently written a letter to Congress and the President to ask for help, as her school is crumbling and in need of repair. "We are not quitters," the letter said. Obama faced his audience. "We are not quitters," he repeated. (Read "Sparing a Dime to Save a College...
...rest of the match. Following Picarsic’s example, Jantzen (141), Peppelman (149), and O’Connor (157) all triumphed over their opponents in succession. With the reemergence of Jantzen from an ankle injury as well as Peppleman’s continued win streak and team-leading eighth technical fall, the weekend looked promising for the Crimson. After a tough loss at 165 to freshman Bryan Panzano, sophomore Andy Olsen (174) and Caputo (184) regained momentum and clinched the victory with a fall and technical fall, respectively. Senior Patrick Ziemnik also stood out this weekend at 197, wrestling...
...we’re in a good position.”Harvard was the preseason favorite to win the conference after going a perfect 26-0-0 in ECAC games last season.In another callback to last season, the top-seeded Crimson will once again face off against eighth-seeded Cornell in the tournament’s opening round. Last year, Harvard swept the Big Red, 3-2 and 4-2, at Bright en route to the tournament championship.—Staff writer Kate Leist can be reached at kleist@fas.harvard.edu...
...becoming a cliché: California lawmakers again fail to reach agreement on a budget. As California engages in a budget battle that has left the government of the world's eighth largest economy slipping toward insolvency, Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Democratic legislative majority continue to search for one last Republican vote to pass a budget. But the complex negotiations hit a snag Wednesday when Republican state senators ousted their leader, Senator Dave Cogdill, who had dared to agree to a plan involving a tax hike, and replaced him with a staunch antitaxer. To avoid a collapse of state...