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...year ago, Harvard traveled to New Haven needing—and expecting—a win in order to clinch an Ivy League championship and the tournament spot that comes with it. Instead, the Bulldogs shocked the Crimson 64-58, putting a serious damper on Harvard’s shared title and forcing them into a three-team playoff for the tournament place (which it would go on to lose...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tay, Crimson Light Up Bulldogs | 3/9/2009 | See Source »

...addition to its disastrous implications for Russo-American relations in the post-Soviet era, the defense program would put a damper on President Obama’s promised negotiations with Iran regarding its nuclear weapons program. This January, at the Munich Security Conference, Vice President Joseph Biden announced that the United States would “continue to develop missile defenses to counter a growing Iranian capability,” hardly the language of constructive diplomacy. To many, Biden’s speech sent a very direct message to Tehran: Even with Bush gone, it remains part...

Author: By Nafees A. Syed | Title: Avoiding a New Cold War | 3/3/2009 | See Source »

...face them with aplomb and a withering quip from Voltaire. Also, Widener has a surprisingly excellent DVD collection, and for those of us who let our Netflix lapse—we’re in a crisis!—the loss of Saturdays puts a real damper on movie nights...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Save Saturday! | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

...season - and is pushing for an end to the 22-year-old worldwide ban on commercial whaling. While industry supporters contend that it's necessary for food security, today the average Japanese eats a little more than an ounce of whale meat per year, which puts a damper on the argument...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Killing Whales Save the World's Fisheries? | 2/17/2009 | See Source »

...nervousness soon turned to dejection. As the ball fell, not through the net but into the grip of Columbia’s Judie Lomax, Harvard lost its grip on the ability to control its own destiny.Saturday’s 74-71 loss in Lavietes Pavilion puts a serious damper on the Crimson’s hopes for an Ivy League crown. Harvard (13-8, 5-2 Ivy) now finds itself two games behind league-leading Dartmouth.The defeat marred an incredible weekend performance by sophomore Emma Markley. The forward followed up her 18-point, 10-rebound game against Cornell...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Upstart Lions Upset Crimson in Close Game | 2/16/2009 | See Source »

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