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...needed to win just one of yesterday’s two games to claim the Ivy League North Division championship.But while Harvard (27-16, 12-8 Ivy) managed to score two runs, its efforts were simply too little, too late, as the Big Green’s defense held fast to end both the game, 5-2, and the Crimson’s two-year reign atop the North Division. The defeat came after a 4-0 shutout loss to Dartmouth earlier in the afternoon.“In the second game, we started making a comeback in the later...

Author: By Lucy D. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Loses Twinbill, Ivy Hopes | 4/26/2009 | See Source »

...wire walkers... and clowns. Kooza's writer-director, David Shiner, has decades of intercontinental renown as a clown-mime; and his show throws a long spotlight on three of the breed. Nice change: they're all North Americans, and they talk - no Marcel Marceau winsomeness here. Surprise: they're fast, raucous and pretty funny...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cirque du Soleil's Clowning Kooza | 4/25/2009 | See Source »

...problem is there's no hard and fast rule for what counts as negligence. Going hiking in the early evening and then getting lost in the dark without a flashlight is considered distinct from an accident such as slipping and breaking your leg, says Colonel Martin Garabedian, chief of law enforcement for New Hampshire's Fish & Game Department. He estimates that rescues cost anywhere from $120 to more than $50,000. Annually, he oversees about 150 rescue missions, a figure that has remained steady for years. "What has changed is the cost of doing business - training, equipment, paying officers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Get into Trouble Outdoors — Who Pays for the Rescue? | 4/25/2009 | See Source »

...With May matriculation deadlines fast approaching, does putting down a deposit mean you're out of luck if your finances are still in flux? Not necessarily. Many colleges keep reevaluating students' aid packages throughout the year. For instance, Rod Frantz, who works in marketing and public relations in Washington, applied for extra aid this spring for his son, Charles, who is a sophomore at Grinnell. Frantz had put a full-time marketing job on hold two years ago to self-finance a pet project. By the time he was ready to get back into marketing, the economy had tanked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Trying Times, Colleges Willing to Boost Financial-Aid | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

...Fast Facts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Profile: Jacob Zuma, South Africa's New President | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

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