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Another rookie who figures to be a dangerous offensive threat to the Bears will be freshman forward Conor Morrison. In last week’s close loss to defending national champion Boston University, Morrison scored four goals for the Crimson. He was the first to score four goals in a game since Chris Bala...

Author: By Lauren S. Packard, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Looks To Snap Drought | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson cruised into the history books. With his fifth-place finish in the Ford 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, Johnson clinched the top spot in The Chase, NASCAR's ten-race playoff season that crowns the overall Sprint Cup champion. Johnson, 34, became the first racer in NASCAR history to win four straight titles in its top circuit, a feat that fuels the inevitable question: is this guy the greatest racer of all-time? Johnson took a victory lap in New York City, and sat down with TIME to talk about his training regimen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jimmie Johnson: Breaking NASCAR Records | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

Reagan and Diplomacy Ratnesar is generous in crediting Reagan, as a champion of diplomacy [Nov. 9]. Other one-liners were not quite so diplomatic. In 1984, Reagan said, "We begin bombing in five minutes," over a microphone he thought had been turned off. For some, this supposed joke is an example of his hawkishness not only toward the former Soviet Union but also toward Grenada, Cuba and others. If this is what counts for "diplomacy," no wonder we're in such trouble. Dean Wolfe, SURPRISE, ARIZ...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Net Loss | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...Ratnesar is generous in crediting Reagan, who urged Gorbachev to "tear down this wall," as a champion of diplomacy. Other one-liners were not quite so diplomatic. In 1984, Reagan said, "We begin bombing in five minutes," over a microphone he thought had been turned off. For some, this supposed joke is an example of his hawkishness not only toward the former Soviet Union but also toward Grenada, Cuba and others. If this is what counts for "diplomacy," no wonder we are in such trouble. Dean Wolfe, Surprise, Ariz...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...Crimson made an impressive showing on the day, as seven nationally-contending teams met in the Gordon Track and Tennis Center, including defending national champion Penn State and Ivy League rival Princeton...

Author: By Melissa L. Schellberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fencers Duel at Harvard Invitational | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

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