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former-Houston-Oilers-now-Tennessee-Titans had a devious way of making an entire city leap on the proverbial

Author: By Cathy Tran, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tran-spotting: Thanks, Harvard Football | 11/14/2001 | See Source »

...charge directly into the line of fire. "If you ride fast enough, you can get to them," an Alliance spokesman later explained. "You ride straight at them. The tank will only have time to get off one or two rounds before you get there." The rebels were told to leap on top of the tanks, pull the Taliban gunners out through the open hatches and kill them. The first land battle in the century's first war began with a showdown from a distant age: fearless men on horseback against modern artillery. America's money was on the ponies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Afghan Way of War | 11/11/2001 | See Source »

...decisions will soon be the norm for colleges––if Harvard fails to follow suit, it will seem out of date and out of touch. We should not be complacent about Harvard’s current leadership in the admissions process. Harvard must take the leap before it falls behind...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Thick Email | 11/8/2001 | See Source »

It’s recruiting season and I too have found myself the possessor of magical slips of paper promising fame, fortune and dental benefits, if only I leap that great 30 minute hurdle: the interview. Thus, as I ready to join the masses—marching off, attaches in hand, seeking some security for their post-graduation future—I have inquired as to what I might do to prepare. Should I be able to list my three greatest strengths and weakness in 2.5 minutes while maintaining eye contact, poise and clarity of thought? Should I formulate...

Author: By Lauren E. Baer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Well Suited for the Job | 11/7/2001 | See Source »

...forced landing goes wrong, we view a wrenching simulation: the plane nose-dives into the tarmac and doesn't stop until it has ripped through a row of other planes and terminal buildings. By resisting the predictable, Zhang has rewritten the rules. Crash Landing is one giant leap for Chinese cinema. If you think you know China and you think you know movies, see it and think again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Have Kitsch, Will Travel | 11/5/2001 | See Source »

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