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Junior stopper Tara Weinstock turned up the pressure first, cranking a shot from 10 yards out that Minutewomen goalie Mary Curtis lunged to deflect. A UMass defender cleared, but Crimson striker Robin Johnston tracked the loose ball down, lofting a shot over Curtis's head toward the far corner of the net. But Curtis leaped back to snag the attempt, landing just short of the goal line...
...Robin Johnston (5 goals, 1 assist, 11 points) still leads the Crimson in scoring. The Harvard offense, however, hasn't been lighting up the board since its 6-0 win over Columbia on September 16. After the season-opener against the Lions, the Crimson has scored only five times in eight games...
Panhandlers in Los Angeles are being surprised by handouts in the form of paper, not paper money but coupons good for a meal at the Weingart Center Cafe. The idea was dreamed up by Maxene Johnston, president of the 600-bed center in L.A.'s skid row, as a new way of encouraging businesses to help the homeless...
...Johnston figured that donors would give more cheerfully if they were sure the handouts would go to a good purpose. In a pilot program last March, she asked businesses to buy books of the $2.50 coupons to be distributed to street people instead of the customary coins. Initial results were so good the program became permanent. Soon the center will offer coupons in various denominations and book sizes. The brightest sign so far is that some panhandlers have begun asking for coupons instead of cash...
Harvard kept the pressure on before halftime. Halfback Chris Biggs dusted a defender, drove to the baseline and nailed a perfect cross to Johnston, whose header sailed over the goal. Then Johnston unloaded a shot from 20 yards that UConn keeper Amy Miller handled cleanly. At intermission, Harvard still trailed, with no goals and plenty of missed opportunities to its credit. The Crimson never threatened again...