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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...however fleeting—of what comes next. Both “Sorority Row” and Theta Pi eventually go down in flames. In the theatre, the film’s end produced an astounding round of applause, either for the film being over or for the meekest character making the first intelligent move of the story. Ultimately, the possibility of a sequel—as suggested by the ambiguous final scene—may be the scariest part of all. —Staff writer Brianne Corcoran can be reached at corcoran@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Brianne Corcoran, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sorority Row | 9/18/2009 | See Source »

...back to the Goliath thing. The Sunday before the tournament begins, all the contenders are ranked from 1 (the awesomest of the awesome) to 16 (the meekest of the meek) in each of four regional groups. Then 16 plays 1 and 15 battles 2 and so forth in a three-week single-elimination march to the championship. No sporting event is as elegantly constructed or as essentially American. There are the massing of schools rich and poor, public and private; the opportunity for all to face off neutrally; and the assignment of an indisputable qualitative value. That last element...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hoop Dreams. | 3/20/2008 | See Source »

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