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Coming off a Sunday doubleheader in which it was only able to muster five total runs, the Harvard baseball team was due for an offensive explosion...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Finds Hitting Groove | 4/14/2010 | See Source »

Sophomore infielder Jeff Reynolds was 5-of-5 with seven RBI to lead an offensive attack that was highlighted by a five-run fifth inning...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Finds Hitting Groove | 4/14/2010 | See Source »

Reynolds’ five hits brought his season average up to .396. He also had two steals and missed a cycle by just a home...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Finds Hitting Groove | 4/14/2010 | See Source »

...celebrated in parts of East and Southeast Asia, in which lively water-splashing is a prominent feature. Duan Jinhua, head of the information office in Yunnan's Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, announced that the fete would not be canceled, but that the sprinkling spree would be cut down from five hours to two. The government of the Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture, on the other hand, has decided to cancel official festivities and leave citizens to their own devices. The general consensus among locals is to splash with less water and focus on other celebratory activities. As a consequence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drought Throws Cold Water on Yunnan's Water Festival | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...Minority Park, an "ethnic theme park" that actually encompasses five Dai villages (Mie Duc Hong's community is one of them), the annual tradition has strayed furthest from its tranquil origins. There, the water-splashing portion of the festival is organized in a shallow pool every day at 3:30 p.m. Cable describes the spectacle as a "large-scale wet-T-shirt contest." For $5, tourists can rent plastic basins for splashing each other and scantily-clad Dai women. "Authenticity is much less important than entertainment in China," says Cable. "Tourists don't come to see authentic rituals. They come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drought Throws Cold Water on Yunnan's Water Festival | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

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