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...lead to fast breaks. On the other end of the court, Pusar can function as a slasher, creating open looks for the Crimson’s sharpshooters, and he can crash the boards for offensive rebounds.“My role on the team is to be a defensive stopper and a dirty work player,” Pusar says. “There’s so much offensive firepower on this team that I would like to bring a defensive mind-set.”Pusar started in both of Harvard’s preseason scrimmages, and also...
...next evening, it was Tobe’s turn for a 5-4 loss. It’s early in the season, of course, and dreams of league titles and NCAA berths remain. But one crucial piece of the puzzle remains unsolved: who will be the primary puck-stopper for Harvard this season, if there is one? —Staff writer Julie R.S. Fogarty can be reached at fogarty2@fas.harvard.edu...
Like NASA before the first moon landing, I have been soliciting advice about what to say when I wake up from brain surgery. That's right, brain surgery-it's a real conversation stopper, isn't it? There aren't many things you can say these days that retain their shock value, but that is one of them. "So, Mike-got any summer plans?" "Why, yes, next Tuesday I'm having brain surgery. How about you?" In the age of angioplasty and Lipitor, even the heart has lost much of its metaphorical power, at least in the medical context. People...
Like NASA before the first moon landing, I have been soliciting advice about what to say when I wake up from brain surgery. That's right, brain surgery--it's a real conversation stopper, isn't it? There aren't many things you can say these days that retain their shock value, but that is one of them. "So, Mike--got any summer plans?" "Why, yes, next Tuesday I'm having brain surgery. How about you?" In the age of angioplasty and Lipitor, even the heart has lost much of its metaphorical power, at least in the medical context. People...
...wind and carried out in left field. “I thought Haviland pitched well and I thought Cole pitched well,” Walsh said. “They didn’t pitch outstanding.” Harvard, in the midst of a subpar performance from its stopper, remained resilient, rallying for three runs with two outs in the fourth on consecutive base hits from third baseman Steffan Wilson and seniors Matt Brunnig, Brown, and Chris Mackey. Mackey provided the big hit with a two-run single to right field. “We came back...