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After three days of grueling tennis, the Crimson will return to the fray today in an attempt to advance to the finals tomorrow...

Author: By Karan Lodha, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Tennis Does Well at Tourney | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

...Washington Ellis gives us is not the customary figure operating serenely above the fray but a man constantly seeking to govern his own passions. Ironically, telling Washington's story truthfully requires Ellis to occasionally cast doubt on the great man's honesty. Washington could lie when he needed to--for instance, by misrepresenting for posterity his role in the disastrous engagement at Fort Necessity during the French and Indian War. And throughout his career, he feigned a lack of ambition as cover for a relentless impulse to move upward in the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: He Cannot Tell a Lie | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

...well as Shi'ites, pay heed to his views. His reach extends as far as Washington, where he has repeatedly forced the Bush Administration to yield to his demands and issued decrees that have altered U.S. plans for postwar Iraq. The reclusive ayatullah inserts himself into the political fray whenever he feels it is necessary. Just last week he issued a statement encouraging all Iraqis to participate in the election scheduled for January, and he called on the Iraqi government to start registering voters. The powers that be in Iraq ignore him at their peril...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq's Shadow Ruler | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

...bird rule book has its perks. Karlin notes that “being up that early really makes you get a start on the day” and adds “you always feel more productive after postering”. As more and more student groups join the fray each Monday and Thursday, the postering debate will continue to rage. Meanwhile, some marketing renegades are bypassing orthodox methods to spread their messages of tickets, free pizza and comps. Horan admits that her favorite unauthorized place to poster is an oft-overlooked one: “bathroom stalls, even though...

Author: By A. HAVEN Thompson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Survivor, Postering Style | 10/14/2004 | See Source »

Looking ahead, Harvard only has two tournaments left in its remaining fall schedule. While the golfers will have next weekend off, they’ll return to the fray on the following Monday at the NEIGA Championships in Brewster, Mass...

Author: By Karan Lodha, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: SPORTS BRIEF: M. Golf Struggles, Places 15th at MacDonald Cup | 10/12/2004 | See Source »

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