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...periods of solid play,” Lin said. “Defense has pretty much been our weakness all year.”While the Crimson was clearly over-matched in perimeter play by the hot-shooting Bears, Harvard was able to outscore Brown in the paint and grab five more rebounds as a team. Harris was a huge factor down low, leading the Crimson with 16 points and seven rebounds—but perhaps even more impressive were his three dominant blocks.Lin had an all-around solid game with nine points, seven rebounds, and seven assists. Pusar chipped...

Author: By Paul T. Hedrick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Inconsistent Play, Defense Are Crimson’s Undoing Against Bears | 3/9/2008 | See Source »

...kingpin. The movie plays the robbery as a kind of sting, arranged by MI 5, a branch of the British secret service. Their idea was to make the crime look like a standard heist, allow the robbers to keep the loot if they could escape the investigating cops, but grab the embarrassing evidence of royal playfulness. To this end, they engage the astonishingly beautiful Martine (Saffron Burrows) to recruit the crime team - a bunch of small time crooks (led by the excellent Jason Statham, who is on his way to broody stardom) from her old lower class neighborhood. This...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Bank Job is Sweaty and Suspenseful | 3/7/2008 | See Source »

...Boston. It is for this reason that our great city brims with glee every March 17, with merriments often carrying on into the wee hours of the night. I’m still not sure why these celebrations are centered around Irish pubs and green beer, but whatever. Grab a shot glass and celebrate Washington’s victory with Martin Scorsese’s love letter to Boston, “The Departed.” TAKE A SHOT… 1. Whenever Jack Nicholson scares the shit out of you. 2. Whenever Leonardo DiCaprio cries like a girl...

Author: By Ross S. Weinstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: SCREENSHOTS: The Departed | 3/7/2008 | See Source »

...obvious reasons is covered by the press, is where a lot of it is laid out. But that is not what gets me up in the morning. It is the important intimate encounters with people who thank me for helping their children get health care or people who grab my hand and say, "Please bring my son home from Iraq" or ask me to help with a problem they have. That is what I feel is real and is part of what I love about public service - are people better off when I stopped than when I started...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview with Clinton: One Day at a Time | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...stems from its commitment to promote excellence in all areas of campus, including the classroom, the research laboratory, the concert hall, and the sports arena. Yet the men’s basketball team has languished for decades, falling well short of that standard. Meanwhile, the baseball and football teams grab Ivy League titles by the fistful, the school has nationally ranked squads in hockey, soccer, tennis, squash, and crew, and women’s hoops is poised to qualify for the Big Dance for the second straight year.The April hiring of Amaker, who has experience helming major-conference teams...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: IN LEHMAN'S TERMS: Amaker's Standards Ramp Up Hoops Program | 3/4/2008 | See Source »

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