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![The Jumbos continued to roll on Tuesday evening, defeating visiting UMass Dartmouth 5-1 for their second non-conference victory and fifth victory overall. The win marked another dominant performance for the Jumbos, who have controlled possession and pace of play in every game this season.Head coach Tina McDavitt's squad sent an astounding 41 shots at the Corsairs' senior goalkeeper Lauren O'Brien, and earned 18 penalty corners while yielding just three corner opportunities and two shots on the defensive end. It could have been much worse for UMass Dartmouth, but O'Brien stepped up to make 21 saves in the contest.Our layers definitely help us to stop momentum going into our defensive end and give us the ability to keep the ball in our offensive circle," senior All-American center midfielder Emily Cannon said. "We know that if we continue to put the ball on cage there's a much greater opportunity for us to score than if we don't."Tufts jumped out to an early lead on the Corsairs. After Cannon carried the ball into the Corsairs' 25-meter box, it did not take long for the Jumbos to piece together their first score. Fewer than two minutes into the game, sophomore forward Hannah Park received the ball in front of the cage. After battling back and forth with O'Brien, Park managed to slide the ball into the cage on her third effort, putting Tufts on the board early.As UMass Dartmouth looked to equalize, Tufts played a sloppy series on defense but managed to carry the ball out of the 16-meter circle. Junior forward Brittany Norfleet then used a strong effort to win the ball at midfield. Pushing up with speed, Norfleet launched a shot that drifted just left of the cage.The Jumbos worked to earn a flurry of penalty corners and almost doubled their advantage when sophomore midfielder Dakota Sikes-Keilp crushed a shot from the top of the circle that hammered off of the left post. Seconds later, Sikes-Keilp wound up again, this time striking UMass senior defender Victoria Dolce in the left thigh as she attempted to block the shot.Sikes-Keilp took several more shots as the Jumbos continued to push, but each one sailed just wide of the cage. Eventually, Tufts earned yet another penalty corner. Receiving the insert, Sikes-Keilp slid the ball across the top of the circle to senior co-captain midfielder Steph Wan. As Wan sent a shot in from the left side, classmate and fellow co-captain forward Chelsea Yogerst deflected the ball into the net to put Tufts ahead 2-0."The ball came out really well to Steph, and she put a cross-ball in towards the stroke mark," Cannon said. "Chelsea just got a stick on it to redirect it past the goalie."Leading by two, Park, Sikes-Keilp and Yogerst continued to work on the offensive end. In the 24th minute, Cannon carried the ball from midfield, working it into the circle. Battling with several UMass defenders, Cannon eventually found space and dribbled a slow-rolling shot through traffic and into the boards for a 3-0 advantage."I was getting a pass from [senior midfielder] Katy McConnell and felt pressure coming on, so I cut to and kept going," Cannon said. "I actually meant to send a pass into the post where Allison could tip it, but it ended up sneaking through."Towards the end of the first period, the Corsairs challenged, earning a series of penalty corners themselves, but junior goalkeeper Bri Keenan stood tall between the pipes, denying any real scoring chance. Tufts jumped out of the intermission eager to build on their three-goal lead. Yogerst earned the Jumbos an early corner opportunity, while Park also saw a chance to extend the hosts' advantage. Six minutes into the half, Norfleet worked to earn another penalty corner. Sikes-Keilp received the insert, which bounced around the top of the 16 until she managed to regain possession and fire a diving backhanded shot into the boards for a 4-0 lead.Three minutes later, the Corsairs finally broke through. Two seniors, forward Tiffany Richard and midfielder Devon Herlihy worked to carry the ball down the left wing. On a side-in, they pushed the ball across to sophomore forward Alison Ladue, who beat Wan one-on-one before sending a long shot across the circle and into the boards.The Jumbos took just two minutes to bring their lead back to four. Yogerst quickly won another Tufts corner. Sikes-Keilp polished off her second goal of the evening, firing a second-effort backhanded shot past O'Brien."Dakota has been doing a great job this season," Cannon said. "She's been really strong on the ball and distributing well. When she gets an opportunity, she doesn't waste it, whether it's her front or her back stick, and that's how she's able to put so many in the back of the net."In the next few minutes, coach McDavitt began to substitute in several younger players, who continued to bring pressure on the offensive end. Meanwhile, McConnell stepped up in the Jumbos' transition game, using her athleticism to stop UMass Dartmouth's runs and send balls downfield for the Jumbos' young offense.First-year players Dominique Zarrella and Ashyln Salvage both saw chances in the final minutes, but the Corsairs ultimately managed to stave off the Jumbos' efforts for a sixth score. As the final seconds ticked off, UMass Dartmouth returned to the offensive end, but McConnell again stepped up to fight off the attack as time expired."Everyone definitely stepped up at the end of the game," Cannon said. "They didn't let the intensity waver in the second half. Because they kept pushing forward we were able to get a lot of good opportunities, even towards the end."The highly physical game was a solid test for the Jumbos, who proved that they can win against a variety of teams. This weekend, Tufts' athleticism and skill will be tested in a crucial NESCAC doubleheader. The Jumbos travel to Amherst on Saturday, before turning around to host Trinity at Bello Field on Sunday.The games will be Tufts' first in-conference tilts in nearly two weeks, but nevertheless, the Jumbos are confident that they have stayed on top of their game."The last two weeks, we have been pushing ourselves in practice every day to go as hard as we can against each other, so that we are that much prepared going into our conference games," Cannon said. "Mainly we have been focusing on those fundamentals and executing everything well. 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“I find it very difficult,” says Bill Nighy, and there is no reason to doubt him, “not to say ‘for fuck’s sake’. Very few people use the f-word correctly and properly. It’s pronunciation. The insertion of it into a sentence.”Esquire notes that, a couple of weeks earlier, he had very ...
Hugh Jackman’s take on Wolverine has always been one of the most enjoyable elements of the X-Men film series, but recent movies have failed to match the quality of the actor’s own efforts. Brett Ratner’s X-Men: The Last Stand was a dumber, shallower adventure than Bryan Singer’s first two entries, ...
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I will name my firstborn child ____." "I'm gonna love you 'til you start looking back." "I love this stall." "So much of my identity is caught up with how my scholarly peers see me." "EXISTENTIAL CRISIS."
In America" (2002) is a semi-autobiographical film directed by Jim Sheridan and written by Sheridan and his daughters, Naomi and Kirsten. "In America" follows the story of the Sullivan family as they simultaneously try to adjust to life in New York City and heal after the death of their youngest child, Frankie. The family consists of Johnny, the playful yet temperamental father, who has not been able to come to terms with Frankie's death; Sarah, the optimistic but struggling mother; Ariel, the comparatively carefree youngest daughter and Christy, the oldest daughter who is trying to keep the family afloat by communicating with her dead brother.
Sixty-five million years ago, a meteorite six miles across struck the Earth, ejecting enough dirt and rock into the atmosphere to cause a global firestorm. Seventy percent of extant species were driven extinct, including the dinosaurs. The Yucatan Peninsula still bears the scar of that impact: a crater 110 miles wide.
A wise person once said that losing builds character. A wiser person once said that losing stinks and winning is way more fun.
Trustee of Tufts Kathleen McCartney (J '77) was formally inaugurated as Smith College's 11th president during ceremonies that took place on Oct. 19.
“This is a major source of concern,” said Stefano Scarpetta, the director for employment, labor and social affairs at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, whose members are 34 mostly developed countries. “For people who have been out for a long time, it becomes very difficult to get back into jobs. People lose motivation. They lose employment skills.”
Given the ubiquity of street photography, it can now be easier to trend-spot outside fashion shows than inside. Case in point: the big and bold retro skirts so many women were wearing at the shows last month. You almost expected Carmel Snow to pull up in a Cadillac Brougham. Zanita Morgan, a model turned blogger and photographer, was a latter-day Grace Kelly in a voluminous skirt and angora sweater; Eva Chen, the Lucky editor, was uptown chic in a brocade Tibi; and Eleanor Strauss, the style director of Shopbop, wore a shorter style with a fitted crop top and leather jacket. While the days are still mild, you can pull off a hint-of-skin top under a leather jacket or peacoat.
Who remembers all the way back to those first few days of classes? If we all strain our brains and wrinkle our foreheads enough, I'm confident we'll be able to conjure up some memories. Like how the campus was still drenched in those last golden rays of summer. How laughter and pleasant conversation rang through the halls. Or how students walked to class with a spring in their step, fueled by an insatiable hunger for knowledge. Those are the days fondly referred to as "syllabus week," when, reunited with friends and happily released into total freedom, students eagerly anticipate a semester of engaging classes and plenty of free time.
The Primary Source, a student journal designed to promote conservative thought, recently re-earned recognition from the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Judiciary and is looking to resume activity this academic year.
That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
