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...Pakistan's domestic militants have faced a four-pronged assault since last summer, with counterinsurgency campaigns by Pakistani troops in Swat, Bajaur and the town of Dara Adam Khel - home to a notorious militant arms industry - along with stepped-up CIA-directed missile strikes from pilotless drone aircraft. The seriousness of the Pakistani effort was underlined by the scores of casualties suffered by the military, particularly in Bajaur. The military believes it has the Taliban on the ropes in Bajaur and says the truce there is simply to give Taliban members an opportunity to surrender their weapons. The cease-fire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shifting Alliances Complicate U.S.-Pakistan War Against Militants | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

...Crimson women also prevailed in the 60-meter dash, thanks to senior Favia Merritt and her time of 7.73, a personal best. Harvard swept the 60-meter hurdles, with Shannon Flahive, Dara Wilson, and Geneva Trotter coming in 1-2-3. All three have qualified for the ECAC Championships with their efforts. The team also towered above the rest in the long jump, taking the top four spots with senior Brittan Smith coming in first after leaping 5.7 meters...

Author: By Brian A. Campos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Women Take First in HYP, Men Turn in Solid Showing | 2/17/2009 | See Source »

...meter relay squad finished second to Cornell with a time of 4:01.53. Freshman Stacey Jung and sophomore Paige Martin finished second and third in the pole vault, matching each other with 3.05-meter bounds—Martin did so using more attempts, placing her at the three spot.Senior Dara Wilson was the Crimson’s sole competitor in the triple jump, finishing 10th with a jump of 9.91 meters, and freshman Lauren Barber provided the lone Harvard showing in the weight throw competition, launching the weight 12.55 meters to place eighth.On the men’s side, freshman...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Individual Highlights Mark Full Day of Competition | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...back racing.” Sophomores Hilary May and Jamie Olson and freshman Nichole Cochran finished eighth, 10th, and 11th in the 1000-meter run, all earning ECAC qualifications. May timed in at 2:53.38, while Olson and Cochran finished at 2:56.11 and 2:57.26, respectively. Elsewhere, senior Dara Wilson took ninth in the 55-meter hurdles at 8.39, while co-captain Aishlinn O’Callaghan finished the 500-meter run in 1:16.03 to also earn ninth in her event. Junior Elissa Reidy posted a pair of top-10 marks with her seventh-place, 5.30-meter jump...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Posts Solid Performance | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

...men’s team did just as well, finishing second behind University of Massachusetts-Lowell’s A team with a time of 3:24.92. In the field events, senior Elissa Reidy leaped 11.05 meters on her way to second place in the triple jump, while classmate Dara Wilson came in at 12th with a jump of 10.18. Junior Jonathan Brito tied for 10th place in the high jump with 1.85 meters, while sophomore Sean Gil slid into third in the pole vault with a vault of 4.55 meters. Four Harvard men competed in the men?...

Author: By Ricky Liu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Seniors Lead Hot Start | 12/14/2008 | See Source »

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