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...ambushed by four carloads of bearded gunmen. After being struck with rifle butts, he was stuffed into the trunk of one of the assailants' autos. Dragged off with him was Ali Osseiran, 40, son of Lebanese Defense Minister Adel Osseiran, and their bodyguard- | driver. Glass became the ninth U.S. citizen and 24th foreigner to be held hostage in Lebanon...
...This speech, supposedly an example of the finest eloquence Harvard and Radcliffe can muster, was delivered in an undistinguished style, riddled with the moronic cliches Harvard students have tried to live down for years, and written with the wit and grace I might expect from a not very intelligent ninth grader in a remedial composition course. To judge from the comments of my friends and the reaction of the audience, I surmise I was not alone in finding this speech insulting in its unctuous stupidity...
...Ninth Circuit...
Although every player--from the first seed to the ninth--has contributed to the current Crimson streak, one individual stands out as a catalyst. Kenton Jernigan, who graduated in January, was one of Harvard's greatest squash players and posted an incredible 40-0 record in dual matches, while leading the Crimson to four straight Ivy League and national team championships...
Harvard's two victories came over Michigan and Washington. Brown, the only other Ivy school in the competition, tied the University of Texas for ninth place with a 3-8 record...