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...expects it will be again—at the top of the Ivy League standings. With only two games remaining next weekend away at Brown and Yale, the Crimson controls its own destiny—if it wins both of the games, it will once again represent the Ancient Eight in the NCAA postseason tournament. “I could see my senior class out there, and I could see my underclassmen trying hard, sometimes too hard, for them,” Delaney-Smith added. “They just love this senior class...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ivy Title Within Crimson’s Reach After Sweep | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

...urge you, rather, to support an candidate who respects the role of athletics in the context of the greater college experience. While we take pride in the accomplishments of our classmates on the field, at the end of the day the “Ancient Eight” recognize that universities truly serve society by advancing the frontiers of knowledge, and not by advancing to any championship game. Ronald K. Kamdem ’10, a Crimson editorial editor, is an economics concentrator in Winthrop House. Max J. Kornblith ’10, a Crimson editorial editor, is a social...

Author: By Ronald K. Kamdem and Max J Kornblith | Title: A Legacy to Uphold | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

...these are challenging roles, not just because the American-bred stars are headlining movies set in ancient or modern London, but because Portman, Johansson and Ricci must cope with audience attitudes toward them that were formed when these women were kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Other Boleyn Girl: When Child Stars Grow Up | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...About 3.8 billion years ago—the age of the sedimentary rocks collected by Opportunity—Earth had oceans, life, and an atmosphere capable of sustaining greenhouse warmth but without oxygen,” said Knoll, who added that the calculations on ancient water activity on Mars were performed by Harvard postdoctoral fellow Nicholas J. Tosca. “Mars was dry, acidic, and at least mildly oxidizing...

Author: By Kevin C. Leu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mars Surface Too Acidic for Life To Exist | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...points, 10. 5 rebounds, one assist and one steal in two games against Brown and Yale.The Crimson tips off against the Big Red at 6 p.m. tomorrow—and the stakes could not be higher. But if the game against Cornell is to mean anything in the Ancient Eight championship race, Harvard must first defeat Columbia. The Lions have lost the last 15 match-ups with the Crimson, its most recent defeat coming earlier this month in the form of a 73-65 loss. When Harvard tips off against Columbia at 7 p.m. tonight at Lavietes Pavilion, they must...

Author: By Allen J. Padua, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Reigning Ivy Champs Need Two W’s | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

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