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...19th in the 100-meter dash—the San Diego native quickly made up for it with a downright win in the second event. Bounding 6.89 meters in the long jump, Lewis out-leapt the second-place finisher from UConn by more than a meter.Lewis next logged a fifth spot in the third event, putting the shot 11.91 meters, then cleared 1.93 meters to secure fourth in the decathlon high jump.The Currier House resident went on to throw a sixth-best, 35.20-meter discus en route to his eighth-place finish.“He competed awesome...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Ladies Land Second, Men Gain Single Point | 5/19/2008 | See Source »

Harvard’s second freshman eight made it to the winner’s dock, capturing a bronze medal. The first freshman eight took seventh overall with a win in the petite final, while the third varsity eight finished fifth...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Crew Misses the Boat to Grand Finals | 5/19/2008 | See Source »

...hope to create larger exhibition spaces.” Additionally, Manoogian hopes that putting the all the art collections in close proximity to each other will attract more visitors to the lesser-frequented Sackler Museum. “At the moment, the Sackler has one-fifth the visitors compared to the Fogg and the Busch-Reisinger because of the physical separation,” Manoogian said. Manoogian also believes that connecting the museums will give rise to many creative opportunities. “Now [the museums] work independently and the collections are displayed separately—the renovations will enable...

Author: By Betsy L. Mead, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Plans Revealed for Museums | 5/19/2008 | See Source »

...state sanctioned by the DNC for holding an early primary) almost certainly wouldn't change that. But memories of the 2000 presidential election recount crisis should be enough to dissuade a candidate from dissing Florida, the burgeoning, bellwether swing state with a mother lode of independent voters (almost a fifth of the electorate). And of all the large states Obama has had trouble winning in the primaries, Florida presents one of his biggest challenges in the general election. His bond with Latino voters is tepid at best; the Jewish community was wary of Obama's commitment to Israel well before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama Tries to Make Up With Florida | 5/19/2008 | See Source »

...China - first, in a test trip last summer, where Francis taught Chinese fifth graders about global warming for an hour a day for three days. "They had more questions than I had answers," he says. Once he got back to the U.S., Francis - who at 16 seems to possess a level of enthusiasm and organization those twice his age would envy - began setting up a more substantial journey to China. Next month, he'll be embarking on a tour of the country that will take him to Shanghai and Beijing, where he'll be addressing students at high schools, universities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Voice in a Billion: Changing the Climate in China | 5/16/2008 | See Source »

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