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...Dark-horse tickets should also emphasize to voters that first-place votes for them will not be wasted. These campaigns can then hope to garner enough first-place votes to stave off elimination, while relying on second-place votes to propel them to victory...
...Twisted Sister and Mtley Cre, KevinDubrow, the front man for Quiet Riot, was a key force in popularizing the genre. His frequent diatribes against other musicians--and his own record company--could grate. But his gravelly vocals on songs like Cum on Feel the Noize helped propel Riot's 1983 album, Metal Health, to No.1 on Billboard's pop charts, a first for a metal band. Dubrow had just finished a U.S. tour to promote Riot's 2006 album, Rehab. He was 52 and died of unknown causes...
...winning 6-3,” he said. “As a result, we will be better coaches to coach the team through the tougher matches later in the season.” On the women’s side, the Crimson was boosted by its underclassmen to propel Harvard to a 6-3 victory that brought its record to 4-0 on the season and 2-0 in league play. Freshman June Tiong at No. 1 won a 3-0 match by scores of 9-6, 9-8, and 9-6, and classmate Alisha Mashruwala...
...demographics, the emphasis is on merit. Accordingly, with each assuming he deserves his spot by his own merit, Harvard students no longer tend to see themselves as partaking in a grand tradition. We all enter the ivy gates interested primarily in those lofty heights to which our diplomas will propel us. And individual tastes and whims—whether academic, extracurricular, or social—are given priority. Harvard school spirit and pride get only what remains, which typically amounts to one weekend in November, spent mostly in a beer-induced haze...
...from seriously contending, has a prayer to hang a banner in the rafters of Lavietes Pavilion.Like T.P. says, “The sky was the limit.”1. CORNELLThe Big Red boasts a truly explosive backcourt, and, in a perimeter-oriented league, that should be enough to propel it into the Big Dance. Sharp-shooting Ryan Wittman was the Ivy Rookie of the Year last season, scoring 15.6 points per game mostly by hoisting up a stunning 216 three-balls—and draining 43 percent of them. The league’s top freshman from the year...