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...large rally by the opposing team translated into another loss when the Crimson last faced Brown. Although the bench players provided much needed help (sophomore Alek Blankenau and freshman Kyle Fitzgerald combined for 24 points in the second half), the team-at-large shot poorly, racking up a mere 31.6 percent from the field as compared to Brown’s 54.6 percent.The Bears’ arrival today also means that Harvard must again contend with the leading scorer in the Ivy conference, Mark McAndrew. In the previous matchup, the Crimson held McAndrew to 14 points–almost three...
...thought that people can sometimes rekindle a love they once thought extinguished infuses the story with an optimism that resonates deeply. Even more encouraging for the younger reader: though many of these authors had horrible experiences, most of them have since found happiness in love. The message to mere mortals who constantly feel awkward around the opposite sex is that there are happy endings. While most of the book’s pieces are very strong, some do fall short. Most notably falling into this category is Colbert’s “The Heart is a Choking Hazard...
...something like that [in the 1980s, Kingman infamously mailed a dead rat to a reporter. Past winners of this "award," besides Kingman, include Steve Balboni, Fred Lynn, Sammy Sosa, and Mark McGwire. The 2007 winner was Cincinnati Reds catcher Dave Ross, who hit 17 home runs - with a mere 39 RBIs. He hit just .203, and struck out 92 times in 311 at bats...
...problems facing the country's higher-education system run deeper than mere demographics, however. Japan may be the world's second largest economy with a reputation for technological prowess, but its schools aren't making the grade. Critics say student bodies are stultifyingly homogeneous, teaching methods are obsolete, and there's a dearth of courses taught in English, the lingua franca of international education and commerce. "Japan's schools are third-rate by international standards," says Robert Dujarric, director of Temple University's Institute of Contemporary Japanese Studies. In the 2007 Times Higher Education Supplement, an influential U.K.-based annual...
...Basketball is Lebanon's most popular sport, and for of a small Middle Eastern country with a population of a mere 4 million, the Lebanese have a surprisingly good game. Lebanon often ranks near the top of the Asian championships, lagging just behind the likes of China (population 1.3 billion). But even on court, the country's toxic brew of sectarianism and politics causes as much excitement as the athletes. All 12 of Lebanon's semi-professional basketball teams have some sort of religious or political affiliation. And despite the fact that fans from rival teams are segregated into stands...