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Meanwhile, Penn is the doormat of the Ivies, but capable of upsetting Harvard if the Crimson looks past the Quakers (7-23-1, 1-9-0) on Saturday...

Author: By Robert A. Cacace, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Softball Rises to 4-4 in Ivies | 4/21/2003 | See Source »

...reaction of Ramchandra's wife when he confesses his infidelity. Inexplicably, Goma decides that Malati will move in with the family and into Ramchandra's bed; Goma will sleep with the children. Why? I have no idea. Upadhyay struggles with his characterization of Goma, sometimes a doormat, sometimes Machiavellian, never quite convincing. Also problematic are Upadhyay's efforts to weave Kathmandu's political turmoil (the novel takes place during the pro-democracy riots of 1990) into a personal story. The complex sleeping arrangements are distracting enough, and the collapse of the state pales next to the disintegration of this jigsaw...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clueless in Kathmandu | 3/9/2003 | See Source »

Levien Gym, home of the win-starved Columbia men’s basketball team, was in face-saving mode this weekend. On the verge of the Ivies’ first winless campaign in 40 years, the embattled doormat hosted two of the league’s next-easiest marks, Harvard and Dartmouth, in its penultimate chance to spare itself some embarrassment...

Author: By Brian E. Fallon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Life of Brian: Ivies' Motto: Just Go .500, Baby | 3/3/2003 | See Source »

Though the opponent was a rather crappy Columbia team, winless in five Ivy contests and admirably reprising its annual role as league doormat, the raw energy and execution of the Crimson ‘D’ was eye-catching. And ear-catching...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Ladies' Dan: It’s Showtime for Crimson ‘D’ | 11/12/2002 | See Source »

Harvard’s next game is against perennial Ivy doormat Cornell at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Crimson has outscored the Big Red by a total of 11-1 in their last three meetings...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Totman’s Goal Grounds Eagles in OT | 10/10/2002 | See Source »

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