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...Crimson will have to improve its run defense, which gave up 133 yards in the loss to Lafayette. This will be no easy task, as Princeton comes in averaging nearly 120 rushing yards per game, good for third in the Ancient Eight...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Looks To Run over Rival Princeton | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

...preseason accolades rained down upon the League and its players, but sufficient to make you feel queasy about their postseason prospects. With roughly a month left until the postseason and the Ivy campaign half finished, now is a good time to assess the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Ancient Eight...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CRUZ CONTROL: Ivies Struggle, Individuals Shine in Midyear Report | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

Based on an ancient Greek myth, John Eccles’ early 18th century opera “Semele” is undergoing an update for its latest incarnation in the New College Theatre, albeit one that still keeps it vintage. Director Victoria J. Crutchfield ’10 has transplanted the rarely-performed English opera, which will run through Sunday, to the 1970s with the hope that the inaccessibility of the classical original will melt away with the modernizing adjustments such as the transformation of the original priests into hippies. With this new setting mixing the lighthearted and the dark...

Author: By Hana Bajramovic, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Semele’ Takes a Modern Tone | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

...calmer and more predictable than a cityscape. The Wyly is also a very flexible cavity, with movable banks of seats and balconies that can slide in and out or fly up and disappear. Even the proscenium can be raised and lowered. The idea here is that theater has ancient roots and a completely unpredictable future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Curtains up at the Dallas Performing Arts Center | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

...Barker will provide a physical force on offense—a Scout.com report listed his size and blocking capabilities as noteworthy strengths. Although he might be poised to wreak havoc amongst Ancient Eight defenses next year for these reasons, Barker may never receive a touchdown pass—the Crimson coaching staff might very well make use of his equally qualified skills on the defensive line, where Barker has a knack for getting at enemy field generals...

Author: By Emmett Kistler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Lands Top Tight End Recruit, Topping Stanford | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

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