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...While he admits he doesn’t have a clear backup plan if professional ball doesn’t pan out, the senior is confident, but not cocky, about his prospects for June’s Major League Baseball draft...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASEBALL '09: Senior Slugger Returns, Putting Injury Woes Behind Him | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...would go on about how religion shapes all major international debates and conflicts, but I have never had to take a course about it, so I am not certain how it shapes the conflicts. I just have a vague, uneasy feeling that it does and that I am not being sufficiently prepared to engage with its role in the world...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Fasting and Prayer | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...Marshall!” I said, taking his hand before he took mine.“Miss Moore.”“It’s good, it’s very good to see you!”“Good morning, Major Pellet,” said Mrs. Graham. Her voice had slammed the Major as she glanced my way.“Major,” said Daddy as he nodded to Marshall. “Terrific having you back. I bet this fellow’s pretty glad, too.” Daddy...

Author: By Nathan D. Johnson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Featured Fiction Part Two | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...fused musical mastery with a hearty dose of his characteristic flair for the dramatic, proved all of the hype about him was well justified. Settling himself at the Steinway concert piano, Lang opened with a poetic rendition of Franz Schubert’s Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959. In the first movement, the interplay of soprano and tenor voices created a chorus of classical lines that conveyed a dialogue of teasing questions and indignant retorts. Raising a finger to his lips as if to silence the piano, Lang Lang physically signaled the dreamy transition into...

Author: By Monica S. Liu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Musical Genius Impresses | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...It’s an ingredient of success to have strong leadership and veterans, and we have that this year,” Allard says. “We have an influx of very strong freshman talent, and we have a lot of returners who have been starters and major contributors, so that just lends itself to a good, experienced squad.”With the graduation of pitchers Shelly Madick ’08 and Amanda Watkins ’08, Harvard lost two of the best pitchers in its rotation. But this is where the depth...

Author: By Ricky Liu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: SOFTBALL '09: Pieces in Place To Wear Ivy Crown | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

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