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...high morale is clear. President Obama as commander-in-chief should work to implement higher-quality mental services into hospitals on the ground. The first place these services toward which these services should be directed is Afghanistan, since President Obama has been talking about sending more troops to assist in the fighting...

Author: By Anthony J. Bonilla | Title: A Sickness in the System | 2/16/2009 | See Source »

...percent from the field and making 18-of-23 free throws. Co-captain Emily Tay was Harvard’s sparkplug, electrifying the crowd and her teammates alike at key points in the game when momentum was up for grabs. Tay finished with 14 points, five rebounds, eight assists, and four steals. The team’s leading scorer, sophomore Emma Markley, posted her fifth double-double of the season. She finished impressively with 18 points, 10 rebounds, and two blocks. Markley helped her team get off to a great start, delivering a crushing block 90 seconds after the opening...

Author: By Justin W. White, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Blows Out Big Red | 2/16/2009 | See Source »

...earning a 5-2 victory and clinching its second consecutive Ivy League title and eighth overall. Tri-captain Sarah Vaillancourt showed no mercy on the Big Red, and played a part in all five of the team’s goals—with four goals and an assist. After a sluggish start to the game, the Crimson rallied back with four goals in the final period, ending with a three-goal advantage over its Ivy rival. “The team played pretty well overall, but started a little bit slow,” Harvard coach Katey Stone said...

Author: By Katie Kuzma, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Victory Over Cornell Earns Title | 2/16/2009 | See Source »

...policies to encourage companies to keep their workers by reducing the amounts employers must contribute to social welfare programs such as pensions and medical insurance. Local governments are making up the difference with subsidies. The Minhang district in Shanghai alone has set aside a budget of $290 million to assist struggling businesses avoid layoffs. The local government will also cover the expenses for job-training programs. "We want companies to avoid redundancy as much as possible, and as a government department, what we can do is to help them with favorable policies," says Ni Xuebin, deputy director of the Minhang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asian Corps, Govs Scramble to Save Jobs | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

...second-youngest member of the Canadian women’s hockey team that captured Olympic gold in Turin three years ago, and as a freshman she scored a goal and had an assist for Harvard in the NCAA championship game against Minnesota...

Author: By Brian A. Campos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Tri-Captain Dominates in Offensive Onslaught | 2/10/2009 | See Source »

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