Word: columbia
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...that has blocked progress since the Dalai Lama was forced to flee Lhasa nearly 50 years ago. On the Chinese side, there's little doubt that some officials realize their strategy of oppression at home and stonewalling overseas will one day backfire. But as Tibet scholar Robert Barnett of Columbia University says, their chance of influencing Beijing's policy before it is too late is vanishingly small: "Eventually, the hard-liners are going to be thrown out for having bungled their tasks. But by the time that happens, the chance of negotiating with the Dalai Lama might well have passed...
...league, the Big Red has a two-game lead on four contenders tied for second: Columbia, Dartmouth, Princeton, and Yale, all with 6-4 conference marks. The defending champions’ magic number is three to guarantee a return to the NCAAs. If it wins all three, boom, it’s tourney time. Win twice and if each of the other contenders lose once, same result. Lose two of four and one those teams goes 4-for-4 in its remaining games, and we’re looking at a one game Ivy League Tournament...
...COLUMBIA (11-13, 6-4 Ivy) at HARVARD...
...Believe it or not, the Lions have the second longest winning streak against the Crimson—after Yale—with the New York school winning the past five games. Columbia needs to extend that streak if it wants to stay alive in the league race. Two weeks ago, a short-handed Harvard team nearly pulled out victory in New York, although it could be even more short-handed if star guard Jeremy Lin is still affected by a hurt ankle suffered at Princeton a week...
...COLUMBIA at DARTMOUTH