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...demands. Vincent Viola, a '77 West Point grad who on 9/11 was chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange, which stood in the shadow of the Twin Towers, credited his academy training with helping him steer the exchange to a speedy recovery. In gratitude, he donated $2 million in seed money for a Combating Terrorism Center at the academy. The center was up and running by February 2003, under the leadership of Colonel Russell Howard, a former special-forces commander who discovered that cadets have a special gift for unconventional warfare. "They learn how to be terrorists themselves," he says...
This year, the win came in a drastically different boat—both in members and in expectation. The Crimson did indeed enter yesterday’s race as the No. 1 seed, but the almost guaranteed first-place finish of 2004 was no longer mentioned in reference to the 2005 group, composed of three sophomores, three juniors, and three seniors...
...21pm - Lowell - Carrie was there! Lots of funny stories. Ate half a sesame-seed bagel with cc. Water. More people now, but mostly quiet. Atmosphere: that crazy kid in a kimono still getting...
Harvard will be making its 12th NCAA tournament appearance, and is officially ranked as a 17-32 seed. Only the top 16 teams are seeded by the committee, with the remainder of the field being grouped into the 17-32, 33-48 and 49-64 seed categories to determine regional match-ups. The Crimson is ranked number two in its region behind the 16 seed Tennessee (14-8), which plays Boston University (11-9), ranked number four as a 49-64 seed, in the first round. Maryland is ranked third in the regional as a 33-48 seed...
...third year in a row Harvard has been placed in the same bracket as perennial juggernaut Stanford. This year, the reigning champion has been tabbed as the number one seed overall. In 2003, the Crimson advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to the Cardinal, which went on to play in the championship match. Stanford has knocked out Harvard three out of the 11 times the Crimson has played for the title...