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...time, with the climate battle truly ready to heat up. (In his address on Feb. 24, President Barack Obama called for Congress to send him cap-and-trade legislation.) It won't be easy, but as Pooley argues, climate change is too important to be treated like a "disposable beat," even as the media itself seems increasingly disposable. Until that changes - until reporters embrace their roles as honest referees and their bosses give them the space and resources to do their job - "the press will continue to underreport the story of the century: the race to save the planet from...
...much scientific as economic, as the country comes to grip with the true cost of fighting climate change. And national politics enter the equation as well - the difference between what science demands and what electoral politics might allow can be vast. It's not an easy beat to cover by any means, and the media may be falling down on the job. "This is the great political test, and the great story, of our time," writes Pooley. "But news organizations have not been treating it that way." (Listen to Pooley talk about reporting and climate change on this week...
...Music Ensemble sustained this vibrancy with choreography representative of many national cultures accompanied by skilled drumming. The dancers of the Harvard College Gumboots Troupe, which originated stylistically from the mines of apartheid South Africa, presented a more specific African heritage. Members danced in rubber boots while creating a beat of clapping, stomping, and chanting in a largely similar to spirit to the off-Broadway performing group STOMP. The show could not have closed with a more appropriate finale, which consisted of representatives from each of the groups returning to the stage, first performing an excerpt of their own style...
Intermission - In other ECAC news, besides Harvard's 3-0 win over Cornell last night, all three tournament games ended in overtime. The big sleeper in the conference this season RPI, upset Princeton in extra minutes. That program has really improved since I've started covering this beat. Two years ago, whenever Harvard played RPI, the question was how many Crimson players would get a hat trick. This season, the Engineers tied Harvard in their first meeting...
Fresh off its first victory at Penn in 18 years, the Harvard men’s basketball team broke another streak, albeit a smaller one, as it beat Columbia for the first time in six games 72-63 Friday night at Lavietes Pavilion behind a balanced team attack, avenging a last second loss to the visitors two weeks...