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...second in the Ivies in interceptions—who eked three more yards out of the return. This time the Harvard offense didn’t capitalize on the opportunity, punting nine plays later.Trailing 21-0 following a touchdown pass from O’Hagan to freshman wide receiver Alex Breaux, Columbia squandered yet another opportunity. Backed up by penalties for holding on the kickoff and false start on the first play, Columbia lined up on the four-yard line. Hormann came under pressure, and again the ball flew foul—senior linebacker Rob Balkema snagged it and took...

Author: By Samuel C. Scott, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Dominates Lions | 11/6/2005 | See Source »

...quarterback. The Crimson held Columbia to only five first downs in the first half.Meanwhile, the Harvard offense worked quickly and efficiently. O’Hagan finished the day with two touchdowns in the air on 13-of-16 passing for 165 yards. He also connected with freshman wide receiver Alex Breaux over the middle for an 11-yard touchdown and rushed for a two-yard touchdown.“They ran the ball with great consistency,” Columbia coach Bob Shoop said. “We actually took Clifton away [from the game] pretty well. That...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Roll Over Columbia | 11/6/2005 | See Source »

...climactic event. Graphic novels have also started to explore this technique. Earlier this year Dan Clowes' impressive Ice Haven (a repackaging of his comic book Eightball #22) bounced among the denizens of a suburban town. The latest book to use this style, Tricked (Top Shelf Productions; $20), by Alex Robinson, comes from an author who works in large scale. His first graphic novel, Box Office Poison (2001), spent over 500 pages examining the lives of a group of 20-somethings living in New York. Tricked gets more focused, both in length (only 350 pages!) and ambition. Carefully and cleverly structured...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Tapestry of Modern Living | 11/4/2005 | See Source »

...Although somewhat flawed, Alex Robinson's Tricked still has plenty to recommend it as an enjoyable read. Stocked with some memorable characters and drawn in a polished style, the cleverly interwoven tales stay compelling over the book's unusually extended course. Such an accomplishment is no easy trick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Tapestry of Modern Living | 11/4/2005 | See Source »

...about the media’s coverage of the Iraq war, also discussed the effects that the press has on America’s reaction to the war. “It’s something that’s really on the table now,” said Alex S. Jones, director of the KSG’s Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, in regards to the media’s complex relationship with the war in Iraq. “I’m just exasperated by the lack of good coverage...

Author: By Laura A. Moore, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Massing Tackles Media Coverage | 11/2/2005 | See Source »

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