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...after claiming the Ivy title and thereby securing itself an NCAA tournament berth more than two weeks ago, the Crimson has had more time to hone its attack...

Author: By Sean W. Coughlin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Tennis Set For Tourney | 5/9/2003 | See Source »

It’s true that there is a remedial Expos section, Expos 10, available for students who come to Harvard with less writing background than most. There is also an advanced section, Expos 52, for students who wish to hone their prose with an extra semester of intensive work...

Author: By Zachary S. Podolsky, | Title: Expos 10, 20, 30... | 4/3/2003 | See Source »

...Brazil's all-time box-office champs, with more than $15 million taken so far worldwide. This isn't the first golden age of Latin American film. In the '40s and '50s, Mexico's cinema was so well regarded that Europeans like Buñuel learned to hone their craft there. In the '60s, Brazil's Cinema Novo rivaled the French and Italian new waves, and Chile's Ra?l Ruiz (now self-exiled in Paris) has long had a substantial European following. But starting in the '70s, Latin cinema's funding, talent and audience got sucked away by telenovelas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Latin New Wave Crests | 3/16/2003 | See Source »

...impressive creative writing portfolio helped Margaret D. Maloney ’06 get into Harvard, and she intended to take advantage of the University’s popular creative writing program to hone her craft...

Author: By Ben A. Black, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Writing Classes Turn Students Away | 3/12/2003 | See Source »

...brisk, green fields of Harvard-Yale games that football was perfected. So it’s not surprising that sports count for something on Harvard applications. The admissions office rightly recognizes that playing sports adds something valuable to one’s character; high-school athletes develop leadership skills, hone competitive drive and learn to build trust with peers...

Author: By Brian A. Finn, | Title: Harvard Sporting Diversity | 2/27/2003 | See Source »

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