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So You Want to Be a Bostonian: Sports

/ Devin Martin / Leave a comment

This article is co-written by Devin Martin ‘29 and Lily Faucett ‘29

So you’re new to Boston. Quick, what’s the first place someone told you to go once you arrived? Let me guess, it wasn’t the Freedom Trail, the Common, or even the Rainbow Swash gas tank in Dorchester… it was Fenway Park?

The pilgrim must pay his respects at the cathedral before he is welcomed to the church.

What does it say about a city that founded a nation, pioneered the suffrage and civil rights movements, and reared many of the most influential figures in our nation’s history, that the first stop is a ballpark?

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It’s Raining Mens Rea! Week 3: Back on Track & Bonus 1L Team Name Rankings

/ Rob Rossi / 1 Comment

Don’t call it a comeback! This past Saturday, the bent-but-not-broken It’s Raining Mens Rea reversed its losing ways with an emphatic 10-3 victory over 2L stalwarts Lawyers, Guns, Money.

We don’t want to get too ahead of ourselves. But the win definitely called to mind a football game from October 5, 2014 that proved reports of the demise of a certain athletic powerhouse to be quite premature.  Details and a bonus breakdown of the newly unveiled 1L team names follow the break. Continue reading →