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...linear or too sensible. That what-happened-after-the-story-ended appendix? Put it in the middle, as in the story "Lying Under the Apple Tree," so that the end of the narrative can have its full kick and bite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: How to Write A Short Story | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

...title in any sport other than fencing and cross country. After valiantly matching the Lions’ strike force with inspired play in the back and at goal, the staunch Crimson defense relented in the 82nd minute when Columbia senior Audrey Medal capitalized off a corner kick and scored the game’s only goal to send the Lions to the NCAA Tournament.Motivated to provide a great performance for senior captain Laura Odorczyk’s last collegiate game, the Crimson seemed to put its past troubles behind it and made the league’s top team earn...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Defense Finally Lets Up as Lions Take Title | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

...connected with Altchek, who placed a shot into the far side netting. The goal, Altchek’s second of the game, was his league-leading 12th of the season. The Crimson tallied its first goal just 10 minutes into the match when junior Matt Hoff took a free kick just outside the box and curled it into the upper left corner of the net. It was a fitting finish for Harvard, whose Ivy League season ended in much better shape than it began. The Crimson lost 3-1 to Penn back on Sept. 23 in its first league game...

Author: By Julia R. Senior, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Party Crashers | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

...silver-haired 54-year-old can, Bob Corker admits in one of his latest television ads that he isn't "as good-looking" as his opponent Harold Ford Jr. For his part, Ford says in his own ad (with a grin) that if he owned a dog, Corker "would kick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '06: Could a Gay Marriage Amendment Help Harold Ford? | 11/3/2006 | See Source »

...rare occasions that Cohen does move beyond this tedium, the novel feels like something a fifth grader would write. When Santini arrives with his six-pack abs in Tiananmen Square, he kills several soldiers single-handedly, shoots down a helicopter with a handgun, and then proceeds to kick the rogue general in the balls. If this is the way our leaders see the world, is it any wonder that things are such a mess...

Author: By Patrick R. Chesnut, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Politicans Can Rumble and Romance, But They Can’t Write | 11/1/2006 | See Source »

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