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...defense makes the plays and we get out of that inning no problem.”BC would get one more run on a suicide squeeze and the Crimson would commit another error before Black could escape from the inning. While Eagles pitcher Allison Gage was finally able to quell the Harvard offense, allowing just one hit in five innings of relief, the BC bats claimed the lead in the bottom of the sixth. After getting one run across on an Amy Tunstall single, the Eagles celebrated their first lead of the day, 6-5, when junior Blair Destito belted...
...Eagles’ top two RBI men—and a single off the Green Monster gave BC a 6-3 lead against sophomore Anthony Nutter. Although Douglas responded for the Crimson with a sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth, the pitching staff could not quell the Eagles attack...
...organizer and English Professor Daniel G. Donoghue said that humanities departments organized the event to quell student anxiety about concentrating in the humanities, fears that stem from both the ailing economy and parents concerned about the returns on their expensive educational investments. “With the financial pressure of today’s world and the changing demographics of students at Harvard,” he said, “we in the humanities need to try even harder to get out the message that time in humanities programs is time well-spent in preparing for the world...
...went on - this was in '03 - it was in the city where Jessica Lynch was captured, Nasiriyah. What happened was you had two tanks rolling through the streets of this very crowded city. One tank was ambushed by insurgents, [and] the second tank called in for air support to quell the ambush. The plane that came in had a friendly-fire incident on the first tank, and 14 servicemen passed away...
...that held power for two years. The anger fueling this mutiny is a sign of just how deep the army's power had extended under that government, which stepped down after the 2008 elections. But in order to fulfill any of her ambitious campaign promises - to stabilize the economy, quell jihadist activity and fight corruption, among others - the Prime Minister needs the cooperation, if not the support, of the army. And so her handling of this crisis will be a crucial test of her ability to balance the frustrations of Bangladeshis who are chafing under a powerful military with...