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...natural: each year, crocodiles and the strong current claim some victims. The numbers, though, are bizarre. The migration rarely leaves more than a few thousand dead; but this year, an estimated 10,000, or about 1% of the wildebeest population, were wiped out. Conservationists say the wildebeest simply chose the wrong point to cross the river, one where the bank on the other side was too steep to climb. As those in the front drowned, they trapped those behind them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Warming: Bad News for Gnus | 10/9/2007 | See Source »

...thought about this over the summer because I was thinking about how much I enjoyed my time at Harvard and thinking of ways I could stay connected and continue to have Harvard be a part of my life when I graduated,” he said of why he chose to run for the position. Sixty-one seniors ran in the class marshal election this fall, according to Alexandra Monti, a Harvard Alumni Affairs and Development official who will work with the Senior Class Committee. Those who ran had to obtain 25 classmate signatures and submit a resume. The Senior...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tennant To Lead Class of 2008 | 10/9/2007 | See Source »

...error-prone, and that cuts away at momentum very quickly.” After falling behind 8-0 in the first game, Harvard called a timeout and returned to the court with a new strategy. With Trimble’s inside attack stifled by the Yale defense, the Crimson chose to rely instead on its outside hitters.“We were trying to push it out to the pins,” coach Jennifer Weiss said.It worked. The Crimson began to close the gap and brought the Yale lead down to 22-17 on an Alissa Flesher kill before...

Author: By Matthew L. Sundquist, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Women's Volleyball Downs Brown, Loses to Bulldogs | 10/8/2007 | See Source »

...celebrities and counts Jay Leno, Kurt Vonnegut, and Aerosmith among its members, according to Justin G. Hurwitz ‘07-’08, a Lampoon member and one of the event organizers. Some attendees were wary of the Lampoon’s intentions, suspecting a prank, but chose to investigate the situation for themselves. “My theory was that the ice cream would contain animal blood,” said Molly O. Fitzpatrick ’11, noting the fake severed limbs lying among the cutouts. “But this is really cool...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lampoon Fetes Vt.’s Ice Cream Royalty | 10/5/2007 | See Source »

...worked for Sessions as well when he held the post. In such circumstances, say experts on legal ethics, it is nearly always incumbent on investigators to inform a third party and recuse themselves from further questioning to avoid a conflict of interest. In this instance, it appears the investigators chose not to recuse themselves but to simply ignore the allegations. (Steve Feaga, an assistant U.S. Attorney in Canary's office, says, "I'm confident that we investigated every viable federal crime and prosecuted them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Selective Justice in Alabama? | 10/4/2007 | See Source »

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