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...though, the Crimson will have to wait at least one more year to hoist the elusive Ivy League trophy, and Klein’s own dream will have to be put on hold...
...said Smith, who has seven goals and 23 assists in 87 career games. “I tell you, it was a tough place to be in the locker room after we lost to Cornell in the ECAC championship game. We had prepared to hoist that trophy all year long, and having that disappointment will help us in our drive to get back there. For us seniors, [next] year has to be ‘The Year...
...goes to graduate school to get rich, or even to have a particularly good time. Dissatisfaction seems to be the doctoral candidate’s God-given right; we hoist giant chips onto our shoulders with sardonic pride and carry them around for years. At some schools, however, such as Yale, the chips have become too much to bear alone—and graduate students are unionizing in order to ease the burden...
Unfortunately, given the strength of this ideology amidst the ruling elite, simply disarming Saddam today will not prevent his future attempts to promote terrorism and revolution. Without real regime change, other Baath leaders will continue to hoist the poisonous Baath flag of violent revolution...
...year's Globes, the top awards, and a slew of free publicity, went to The Hours and Chicago, which between them boast five star roles for women. Moreover, these films are purring at the box office, building momentum for next week's announcement of Academy Award nominations. They could hoist the banner higher for women's films, and sell more tickets, right up to Oscar night, March...