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...dramatically on top of a sharp rock in the forested Carpathian mountains not far from the picturesque medieval Romanian town of Brasov, Bran Castle looks straight out of a fairy tale. But its beauty alone does not explain the fervor of the debate over its ownership. The myth-shrouded castle is also known as Dracula's Castle: according to legend, Vlad "The Impaler" Draculae, a local ruler known for his cruel torture methods (the story goes he liked to have his dinner while watching his opponents painfully die on a stake) used to inhabit Bran Castle. This, however, is merely...
...nullify the restitution as a relapse into the communist era: "This decision is an embarrassment for the Romanian Parliament," Marton Arpad, MP for the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) told TIME: "We fought 17 years to get away from Communism, now we seem to be going straight back." He called the vote in parliament a "violation of the constitution that will set Romania back years...
...came off assists from Fucito and co-captain Matt Hoff, while sophomore Brian Grimm, who had just been substituted into the game, assisted on the second. Akpan’s sixth and seventh goals of the season moved him into the team lead. He has now scored in six straight games. “I thought we had a good game, and our team played well,” Akpan said. “That allowed me to put a few in the back of the net.” The Crimson will look to take its momentum into Saturday?...
...enough for the Crimson to overcome Vermont in a 3-1 loss at Moulton Winder Field yesterday afternoon. It was Harvard’s second 3-1 defeat in a row after Wednesday’s game against Providence, and it was Vermont’s fourth straight win against Ivy League opponents. “We didn’t really step up the way that we had hoped to,” co-captain Devon Shapiro said. “They just came out harder than we did and did a great job capitalizing on all of their...
...next week’s ECAC Championships, which were cancelled last year due to rainy conditions. “Every tournament we’re in, we definitely have a chance to win,” Rhoads said. Given the team’s top-three finish in three straight tournaments, it may take another washout to stop the Crimson next week...