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Spring is a season of sounds. Not just the cacophonous dissonance of the living wage campaign or the sonorous harmonies of Arts First, but also the morning singing of sparrows nesting atop the Yard’s venerable elms and the moonlight gurgling of the Charles River sweeping under the Weeks Footbridge. They can be found on the Quad’s grassy lawn, where the scampering of squirrels is chased a second later by the barking of a dog and, just slightly later, the gleeful squeal of a small child. Spring sounds invigorate the spirit, a heartening departure from...

Author: By Richard S. Lee, | Title: On Spring | 5/3/2001 | See Source »

South Carolina last year removed the Confederate flag from atop the state capitol, but the N.A.A.C.P. still boycotts the state because the flag now flies elsewhere on the capitol grounds. Last month in Virginia, when Governor Jim Gilmore replaced the old, pro-rebel state proclamation of Confederate History Month with a new one honoring "all Virginians who served in the Civil War," the Sons of Confederate Veterans condemned him for "honoring people who...murdered, raped and pillaged." In Selma, Ala., a battleground in the 1960s civil rights movement, whites are militant in defense of a new statue of Confederate hero...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ghosts Of The South | 4/30/2001 | See Source »

This weekend, the Crimson looks for more than just revenge. It hopes to regain its familiar place atop the Ivy League...

Author: By Elijiah M. Alper, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Takes on Dartmouth for Title | 4/27/2001 | See Source »

Harvard (17-21, 10-6 Ivy) heads into the final weekend of league play atop the Red Rolfe Division standings, holding a one-game lead over Dartmouth (15-15, 9-7) and a two-game lead over Brown...

Author: By Elijiah M. Alper, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Takes on Dartmouth for Title | 4/27/2001 | See Source »

After a one year hiatus, the Harvard baseball dynasty is on the cusp of once again reigning atop the Red Rolfe Division...

Author: By Brian E. Fallon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Captures First Place | 4/24/2001 | See Source »

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