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Though faces may have fallen when it was announced last Sunday that the Harvard women’s basketball team, seeded No. 14 in the East, would travel to Manhattan, Kansas to face No. 3 seed Kansas State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Crimson needed only a few minutes to raise its spirits...

Author: By Timothy M. Mcdonald, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hoops Set for First First Round of Tourney | 3/21/2003 | See Source »

...material to absorb. Law-enforcement authorities are especially concerned that al-Qaeda may be planning attacks on national monuments in the U.S. and trying to disrupt the economy. New York authorities and the FBI have been paying particular attention to securing the bridges into New York City's Manhattan island, especially the Brooklyn Bridge, which is an icon and a vital economic artery. At the same time, officials are anxious to see if al-Hawsawi's files reveal detailed records of al-Qaeda's finances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Osama bin Laden: The Biggest Fish of Them All | 3/17/2003 | See Source »

...Secret spokeswoman Monica Mitro, "are on the uptick." J. Lo sported a pair in the video Jenny from the Block, and Halle Berry donned a sporty wide-side, low-hip brief in Die Another Day. "The shape is fresh and functional," says Sarah Easley, co-owner of the hip Manhattan clothing store Kirna Zabete, which, along with specialty lingerie shops like Agent Provocateur, is selling a lot of panties. The trend takes its cue from sports, especially surfing--hence the low-sitting bikini-cut look. After all, as Easley points out, "it's just more comfortable to play Frisbee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Thongs Fade, Briefs Are Back | 3/17/2003 | See Source »

...much to distinguish itself from Harvard. The Crusaders lost nearly twice as many games (seven) as the Crimson (four). Holy Cross didn’t beat a single NCAA tournament team and its best wins were over Siena and Vermont. Harvard beat two NCAA tournament teams—Manhattan, which won Siena’s conference, and Boston University, which won Vermont’s conference despite losing twice to the Catamounts. The Crusaders’ conference (the Patriot League) had a lower RPI than the Ivy League, and Holy Cross did not go undefeated in its conference like Harvard...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hoops Headed to Kansas as No. 14 Seed | 3/17/2003 | See Source »

...question. While the museum and other cultural facilities in Libeskind's design are likely to be built with some combination of public and private funds, no one knows where those will come from. As for the office towers, are there many private developers ready to build them in lower Manhattan, where 14 million sq. ft. of office space sit empty? And as of now, no law requires any private developer to accept Libeskind's designs, though arm twisting and pleasanter incentives from the state and city can be expected...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Architecture: O Brave New World! | 3/10/2003 | See Source »

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