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...College Eagles that would mark the start of a seven game losing streak, the Crimson’s inability to play disciplined hockey and capitalize on scoring chances established itself as a frustration that would haunt Harvard all throughout its mid-year skid. But those frustrations only wrote the background plot for the Beanpot Championship game. The storyline—the three goal third period deficit—is familiar to people who follow Harvard hockey.As senior co-captain Mike Taylor netted the game-tying goal in the third, thanks to perfect positioning in front...

Author: By Robert T. Hamlin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HAMMING IT UP: Storyline Good For Crimson Future | 4/4/2008 | See Source »

...Avocados are a good background for so many flavors,” Cavanah said. “You always want it, and they always charge...

Author: By Laura C. Mckiernan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Guac and Roll in Lowell | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

...overwhelm Bejar’s poetry. “Introducing Angels” is perhaps the most simplistic song, but it’s also the most straightforwardly beautiful. The lines are literally punctuated by sighs. Strings swell to the song’s climax, piano tinkles in the background, and the whole song seems to swoon. In this same vein, the Yo La Tengo-esque “My Favorite Year,” with its pulsating drone, high-pitched echoes, and swirling piano, proves that Bejar can still write a six-minute epic that doesn?...

Author: By Jessica R. Henderson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Destroyer | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

...best known for. “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” is basically a mellow reprise of “Crazy,” with Cee-Lo wearily belting the titular question. Excellent album opener “Charity Case” adds female background vocals and a delicate funk beat to Cee-Lo’s admission of loneliness. “Even my shadow leaves me all alone at night,” he sings. The depressive song isn’t as brutal as 2006’s suicidal...

Author: By Jeffrey W. Feldman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gnarls Barkley | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

...said, referring to all of Cambridge rather than just Harvard. As happy as Ma said he has been in Cambridge, he has spent much of his life on the road. He said that he has spent 20 of the last 30 years traveling. This experience, along with his multiethnic background, has given Ma a deep interest in global inter-connections, he said. Ma’s work with the Silk Road Project has helped him explore the global nature of music and culture in general. This project, which seeks to unite musicians from across the medieval Silk Road that...

Author: By Chris R. Kingston, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Yo-Yo Ma Performs In Radcliffe Yard | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

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