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...taken to the nearest hotel. But the driver passed by several hotels without stopping, promising that their destination was only several minutes away.“I knew they wanted money from me,” says De Beausset.He believes the men were working with coyotes to pick up migrants and force them to pay a fee to be smuggled across the border. After convincing them that he did not need their services, De Beausset drove with the men to various buildings that he believes were migrant safehouses. “It looked like a pigsty...
Finally, the Harvard Concert Commission picked the right sort of artist. For all the complaining that we don’t get big names compared to peer institutions—Folds played Yale too, but as the opening act—we’re not really here because Harvard offers the best concerts. College-wide social events should build College community, and while you will never find an artist that everyone loves, you can pick acts who are enthusiastically college-friendly. Folds was selected in part because his tour schedule included a large number of other college venues...
...Once you’ve self-published successfully, and sold a number of copies, a trade publisher is more likely to pick you up—you’ve proven that there’s a market for the book,” she said...
Heading into the last weekend of the regular season, a four-game winner-take-all series against league rival Dartmouth, the Crimson baseball team was riding a surprising three-game losing streak in which it was outscored 40-16 and looked to be in need of a pick-me-up. Luckily for Harvard, senior first baseman Josh Klimkiewicz returned to the lineup just in time. Klimkiewicz, who had missed the previous five games due to injury, garnered four hits, including a monster home run, and four RBI’s, to help the Crimson grab the Rolfe Division title...
...what is supposed to be a seven-inning contest, allowing one earned run over 149 pitches. With a crisp fastball pounding down-and-in and his usual knee-buckling curve, he struck out six while allowing just six hits and three walks.For good measure, he also managed to pick off two runners in the fourth inning alone, thwarting a potential Big Green rally.“It was outstanding, especially when you keep going out there and it’s 1-0, 1-0, 1-0,” Walsh said. “I kept starting to think...