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...YORK—For a brief while Saturday, it appeared that the Harvard band’s rendition of “Jump On It” had become the new Crimson fight song. The “it” was Columbia quarterback Craig Hormann, and the jumping was done by a Harvard defensive line that registered seven sacks and hit Hormann on almost every play, making Sir Mix-A-Lot proud on the way to a 27-12 Crimson victory in front of 2,283 fans at Wien Stadium in New York City.Columbia...
...these areas is flagged as needing improvement. For several of the past six years, Cambridge’s overall scores in both English and math have risen. But because high-scoring groups (Asian students) have seen greater progress than low-scoring ones (special education students), schools appear the federal watch list despite the general gains in achievement. Recently, the school district has made some progress in reducing disparities between the subgroups, with poorer students and racial minorities improving their performance relative to higher-achieving groups. In 2006, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School improved subgroup performance for the first time since...
...Unbreakable” clearly demonstrates that an entire album of synthesized boy band angst is just not a pretty listen. The Backstreet Boys didn’t seem to get the memo that they’re an aging boy band, not a collection of inspired musical artists. They appear to be operating under the premise that they are, in fact, still in their mid-twenties and one of the hottest bands alive. I certainly would have enjoyed grooving to such tracks as “Panic” and “Treat Me Right” back...
...What's especially worrisome to mental-health experts is that, because of gambling's roots in the region's culture, Asians may be more vulnerable to habitual gambling. The cliché that Asians, and Chinese in particular, love to gamble appears to have anecdotal and statistical support. Hong Kong - which bars casinos but has a $13 billion horse-racing, lottery and sports-book industry - has one of the highest per capita betting averages in the world (about $2,000 annually), according to figures from the Hong Kong Jockey Club. And rates of addiction appear to be higher. A 2004 study...
...Leaders in at least one Asian city that's poised for a gambling boom appear to recognize the need to take at least a few measures to protect the vulnerable few. In July, Singapore's National Council on Problem Gambling introduced a responsible-gambling code of practice, urging casinos to display numbers for gambling hotlines and to train staff on how to help problem gamblers. In an effort to keep Singaporeans who can't afford the vice away from the tables when the city's two planned casinos open in 2009, locals will be required to pay a $68 cover...