Word: rainstorms
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...peace for the loved ones of Jessica Dubroff. The death of the seven-year-old pilot, who had been attempting to become the youngest person ever to fly cross-country, tore at the nation's heartstrings after her Cessna went down shortly after take-off during an icy rainstorm near Cheyenne, Wyoming, last April. Perhaps inevitably, Jessica's survivors are heading to court: her stepmother, Melinda Dubroff, is suing Jessica's natural mother, Lisa Blair Hathaway, over the life-insurance benefits of Jessica's father, who also died in the crash. Hathaway, for her part, has filed a claim against...
Despite the weather, the team and its fans were not deterred--practically every starter's parent was out in the driving rainstorm cheering the team...
Last week's rainstorm was highly unusual--if it had been snow, it would have been six feet. And if it had been snow, many of Harvard's buildings would have undoubtedly remained a good deal drier. Along with the drama and excitement of the nor' easter came a much more mundane occurrence: massive flooding. The University needs to take steps to both reimburse students whose property was damaged and to ensure that such leakage does not reoccur in the future...
...battle through a driving rainstorm at Cornell's Schoellkopf Field, Harvard eked out a close 15-12 victory in a career performance by co-captain Pat Marvin, who scored six goals and added an assist (on a goal by brother and senior midfielder Mike Marvin...
...even allowed to tell you how long it will be--only that you're "fourth in line," which could mean 15 minutes or 45. Or they'll give you a time to dissuade you, as when I called Tuesday night at 8:50 p.m. in the worst rainstorm of the season, and they told me it would be an hour-and-a-half wait. What good is an escort service if it can't provide students with safe, dry rides at the times we need them most...