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...Charles Regatta on Saturday. Harvard’s first heavyweight four finished first among the 39 entries, crossing in a time of 13:07. Second-place Brown followed in 13:14.0, while the Crimson’s C entry finished third in 13:19.1 despite being the eighth crew to start on the staggered course. Harvard’s B entry crossed in a time of 13:23.7 to earn sixth place, giving the Crimson heavyweights three fours in the top ten finishers. The lightweight varsity four entry completed the course in a time of 13:44.9, good for 12th...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SPORTS BRIEF: Heavyweight boat takes first at Tail regatta. | 11/20/2006 | See Source »

...Siddharth Suchde said. “I was trying to work a few new things into my game like my coaches told me to, played well overall but definitely had to push, had to concentrate a lot more.” Still, Harvard only dropped one game in the eighth spot, where sophomore Niko Hrdy defeated his opponent, 3-1. Freshman Colin West, who made his collegiate debut on Friday, continued to play at a high level at the third position, winning 9-4, 9-1, 9-1. “West has a tremendous amount of improvement...

Author: By Tony D. Qian, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Two Easy Wins Mark Season Start | 11/20/2006 | See Source »

...N.C.T.M. itself has come riding to the rescue. In a notably slim document, it has identified just three essential goals, or "focal points," for each grade from pre-K to eighth, none of them fuzzy, all of them building blocks for higher math. In fourth grade, for instance, the group recommends focusing on the quick recall of multiplication facts, a deep understanding of decimals and the ability to measure and compute the area of rectangles, circles and other shapes. "Our objective," says Fennell, "is to get conversations going at the state level about what really is important." In recent weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to End the Math Wars | 11/19/2006 | See Source »

...league’s superior season. The Tigers beat the Bulldogs last week to give Yale its only conference loss, and Princeton’s 9-1 overall record was better than the 8-2 Bulldogs....Corey Mazza caught a 26-yard touchdown in garbage time, giving him his eighth of the year. The senior wideout caught exactly one scoring pass in each of eight games this year, amassing an overwhelming team lead....Dawson finished his collegiate career with 4,841 total yards, 126 more than Cornell’s Ed Marinaro. McLeod, with two seasons under his belt...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: No Long Runs, Only Disappointment for Dawson | 11/19/2006 | See Source »

...would have had as much success as a team without him.”Even injury can’t stop Sherlock, as he nonchalantly lists the concussions and muscle tears he’s suffered in his athletic career.Learning to bounce back early, he vividly remembers an eighth-grade torpedo-tackle that dislocated his shoulder, which he quickly popped in before continuing playing game. “My dad was right there on the sidelines, and he said I jumped right up immediately, looked down, and all the color just drained out of my face,” Sherlock...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: THE GAME '06: Unclassifiable | 11/17/2006 | See Source »

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