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...17th century Puritans, of course, Christmas was largely a pagan holiday too, so they fined workers who took a single Yuletide day off. Now the Christmas season and the baseball season nearly overlap, as retailers count on Santa for as much as half their annual sales. If that's not bad enough, the political season has spun forward as well; Iowans plan to caucus on Jan. 3, with confetti still underfoot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Merry Hallowmas | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

Senior guard Alex Harris is the UCSB player to watch as he returns after one of the program’s best junior seasons in history. He averaged 21.1 points per game last year leading the Big West on that count...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Joyce, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: California Dreamin': Men's Hoops Ready to Tip Off | 11/7/2007 | See Source »

...their first collegiate games. On Saturday afternoon, a trio with a few more years of experience provided the scoring. Senior tri-captain Caitlin Cahow, junior Sarah Vaillancourt, and sophomore Cori Bassett each capitalized on a Crimson power play to squeak past Ivy League foe, Princeton, by a 3-2 count. “It builds character and it grows gray hair,” head coach Katey Stone said of the team’s comebacks this weekend. “You have to find a way to win these games—every game is going to be different...

Author: By Rebecca A. Compton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Freshmen Boost Offense in Quinnipiac Win | 11/4/2007 | See Source »

...that hit. His spine was merely “scissored,” as orthopedic surgeon Dr. Andrew Cappuccino announced on Sept. 10th. With luck, the 25-year-old tight-end will one day regain the sensation in his legs and find another job. But don’t count on the National Football League (NFL) funding a recovery—the Bills have already cleaned out his locker. Injuries like Everett’s spinal-snap are all too common in professional football. Unfortunately, the NFL’s lack of continuing interest in the player is just...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo | Title: Weak Coverage | 11/4/2007 | See Source »

...Nelson and Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, which would ban touch-screen voting (also known as direct recording electronic voting, or DRE) in federal elections starting in 2012. "We have to start setting a goal on this," Nelson tells TIME. "Voters have to feel confident that their ballot will count as intended...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Voting Out E-Voting Machines | 11/3/2007 | See Source »

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