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Unfortunately, however, the continuation of their doubles partnership seems a distant dream?...

Author: By Allen J. Padua, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Doubles Pair Stands on Brink of Ivy League Perfection | 4/22/2008 | See Source »

...very successful, we were very excited for our victories across the board,” co-captain Laura Larsen-Strecker said.The Challenge featured two sets of races, morning and afternoon, and hosted six programs including the Black and White. Dartmouth and Syracuse, league rivals, turned up as did more distant opponents Notre Dame and Texas. Cross-regional races like these are crucial in determining bids to the NCAA tournament in late May.In the first race of the day, Radcliffe bested Dartmouth by almost six seconds. Syracuse followed about four seconds back of the Big Green and Texas crossed another five...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Joyce, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Drama Unfolds in Radcliffe Wins | 4/21/2008 | See Source »

...three years. Despite the varsity eight’s close loss, the team performed strongly as a whole, winning three of the day’s five races. Additionally, the varsity eight, novice eight, and second novice eight all handily defeated MIT, as the Engineers finished at a distant third in each event. In the first race of the day, the Crimson’s varsity eight stayed stroke for stroke—and was even up a length—on the Big Green throughout the course. The fight was tight from the very beginning, as Harvard found itself...

Author: By Lucy D. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Denied First By A Blink | 4/21/2008 | See Source »

...toured the grounds, met with Holocaust survivors and read his theological discourse that asked, "Why Lord did you remain silent?" But by the time Benedict was standing before a memorial by the ruins of a crematorium, the rain had stopped, and a vivid rainbow appeared across a distant field...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pope Prays at Ground Zero | 4/20/2008 | See Source »

When a new neighbor moves into Eldorado in Schleicher County, Texas (pop. 2,800), the customary welcome from the locals is a cake and an invitation to church or a community event. But residents found the newcomers distant and unresponsive to their gestures of friendship. Four years ago, posing as Utah businessmen, David Allred and a small group of companions said they had come to Eldorado to build a hunting and game preserve in what was once the Red Cheek Ranch. That wasn't surprising. While most people in Schleicher County work in the oil field support business, some ranch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When the Polygamists Came to Town | 4/17/2008 | See Source »

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