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France won't soon forget that spring, when ferocious student riots brought down a government, and at times last week Paris seemed to be reliving those tumultuous days. Night after night, another set of embittered citizens turned their forgotten wastelands into a battleground. The skies burned red. Crowds of stone throwers clashed with police, while shadowed figures hurled Molotov cocktails at cars and buses. The rioters were mostly Arab or black, but they were also mostly French, born and bred in the neighborhoods they were setting ablaze. Their anger spread in an arc across northern Paris, just a few miles...
...awards, not least for its relaxed yet flawless service. "Fay ce que voudras" (Do as you like) reads an inscription in medieval French above the entrance. The exhortation was incised in Victorian times but reflects proprietor Tim Hart's service philosophy. Hart converted the 1881 Gothic and mock Tudor stone mansion from a hunting lodge to a hotel 25 years ago, and says he aims "to combine friendliness with professionalism." His wife, Stefa, is the interior designer responsible for Hambleton's cheerful, idiosyncratic d?cor, which tempts guests to kick off their shoes and recline on overstuffed sofas or nurse their...
Both netminders say that a goalie rotation would be ideal for the team—a fresh starter every night could only mean good things—and friendly competition can only improve the netminders’ play. And Donato hasn’t set anything in stone...
...eight freshmen, there is some doubt as to who will fill the leadership void. With stand-up plays like the late face-off, Raimondi is helping to quell those doubts. “She’s a tremendous leader in this program,” Harvard coach Katey Stone said. “She’ll do anything she can, go anywhere she can. Huge faceoff at the end of the game, won it clean, and that’s the kind of kid you want that commands a lot of respect.” Accountability and assertion...
...shot for the second straight day, 32-21, but Boe picked up the slack, turning aside Princeton chance after Princeton chance with the stick and making some nifty stabs with the glove. “Exactly what you want out of a goaltender,” Harvard coach Katey Stone said of Boe. “To keep you in a game when you’re slow starting and to make the saves you’re supposed to make and come up big. We are still working on our D zone coverage but she keeps us in there...