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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...imagine for a moment what the rallying cry of an English Ph.D student might be: "Farewell! thou art too dear for my possessing...For how do I hold thee but by thy granting...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi | Title: Around the Ivies | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...this fact, her new collection of poems, “I Went Looking for You,” enriches a sense of the human experience that is at turns both emotionally resonant and aesthetically restrained.Lepson’s poetry is filled with tender descriptions of places that clearly hold significance to her as a Massachusetts local. These locations are, more often than not, oriented around the ocean—especially the seaside town of Swampscott, MA. In particular, “Ocean at Bay, Swampscott” lovingly describes the poem’s namesake with...

Author: By Susie Y. Kim, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Poet Waxes Personal, Nostalgic | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

Strength. Balance. Unity.Every class has a set of traits that contributes to the success of a team, but these three hold especially true for the juniors on the Harvard softball team. “We call them the ‘Schmen,’ because there are seven of them, and it was the first time we’ve had seven in a long time, ” co-captain Bailey Vertovez says. “They all work together really well, and they all do different things, so it helps that they can play off each other...

Author: By Brian A. Campos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: SOFTBALL '09: Strength in Numbers | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...teams don’t resemble their big-market counterparts. Salaries average $20,000 to $30,000 and the vast majority of athletes hold second jobs. Blazers rookie Daryl Veltman counts his team lucky for having “13 or 14 guys in Boston full time,” as most clubs pay to fly athletes in for weekend games, sparing the weekdays for other work...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: TAKE IT TO THE MAX: Athletes Play for Love of Sport | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...attack on cricket is a body blow that will not so easily be shrugged off. Imran Khan, the Pakistani cricket star turned politician, scoffed at the Australians when they decided not to play in Pakistan last year. No terrorist would dare threaten the one thing all Pakistanis hold sacred, Khan reasoned, for fear of the inevitable backlash. Sadly and tragically, Khan has now been proved wrong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan's Cricket Attack: A Blow to the National Psyche | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

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