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...certainly increase. Certain meals, such as pizza and tuna, are rarely served in dining halls because they are too expensive—and, ironically, too popular. HUDS faces a perverse incentive not to provide food that too many people will eat, since every additional meal they serve is a loss. These incentives would be reversed if dining halls charged for food, since they would, like any normal business, seek to maximize, rather than minimize, sales. Furthermore, it would force dining halls to compete directly with area restaurants that have to charge for meals, ensuring higher-quality food and service...

Author: By Daniel P. Robinson | Title: No Such Thing as a Free Lunch | 2/19/2008 | See Source »

After Friday’s heartbreaking 72-71 loss to Cornell, Harvard coach Tommy Amaker had reason to worry about his team’s ability to bounce back against Columbia the following night...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Jekyl and Hyde Woes Continue | 2/19/2008 | See Source »

...Harvard—for the second straight night—fell victim to a second-half collapse that sent the Crimson reeling to its sixth consecutive loss, a 73-64 decision against visiting Columbia...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Jekyl and Hyde Woes Continue | 2/19/2008 | See Source »

...opponent, the Crimson’s effort was sloppier. But this time, it was rewarded with a victory. “We kind of got away with one,” co-captain Mike Taylor said. “I felt we played better against [Boston College] in the loss, we just played harder for longer in that game. [This time] we kind of came out, and I don’t know if it was an emotional letdown from Monday night’s game in the beginning, but we didn’t really come out getting after...

Author: By Daniel J. Rubin-wills, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Special Teams Lead Win | 2/19/2008 | See Source »

...earn redemption this weekend as the team finished a solid fourth place at the CSA Nationals at the Murr Center. In the quarterfinals, the Crimson beat No. 5 Western Ontario, 6-3. But in the semifinals, Harvard could not beat longtime foe No. 1 Trinity and suffered a loss of 9-0. In its last match of the tournament, Harvard lost to Ivy League rival Yale, 6-3. “We knew we were going to have a really tough competition going in,” freshman J. Reed Endresen said. “But I think the weekend...

Author: By Alison E. Schumer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Powerhouses Tank Hopes for Title | 2/19/2008 | See Source »

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