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Last Sunday, the Harvard women’s hockey team fell in its third consecutive NCAA final. The three-year inter-Olympics span has seen the Crimson amass an 86-14-5 record, nab the Patty Kazmaier Award for the top collegiate player in two of three seasons, and set a new high for a goals in a season—with tri-captain Nicole Corriero netting 59 in her senior campaign...
DIED. GLENN DAVIS, 80, Heisman Trophy--winning halfback whose speediness helped Army nab three consecutive championships in the '40s; in La Quinta, Calif. Known as "Mr. Outside," he teamed with fullback Doc Blanchard, a.k.a. "Mr. Inside," to create one of college football's most dazzling backfields. Davis' career rushing average of 8.26 yds. per carry is still the NCAA RECORD...
...Awards, to be posted March 14 on BLOGGIES.COM, will name winners (chosen by reader votes) in 30 categories, ranging from Most Humorous to Best Designed. Among new categories this year: Best Food Blog and Best Entertainment Blog. And who will be the Web's Million Dollar Baby? Favorites to nab the coveted Weblog of the Year award include BOINGBOING.NET and WONKETTE.COM. The winners won't get a gold statuette or even a trip to the Vanity Fair party. Prizes will instead include $140.05 in cash...
...hiring of younger faculty, scholars whose most productive days still lie ahead of them, can only add to the vivacity and brilliance of academic life. We appreciate that Harvard can and does attract the eminences grises of various fields, but we also wish that FAS would nab the enterprising youngsters who are, with flair and vigor, forging completely new fields. The expansion of the Faculty gives Harvard the chance to have it both ways, attracting both the superstars and the rising stars into its substantial neck of the woods of academia...
...Hayek), completing the heist of a one-of-a-kind diamond and then jetting to a tropical island paradise to enjoy their retirement. Unbeknownst to them, FBI agent Stanley Lloyd (Woody Harrelson), still simmering from his botched attempt to prevent their robbery, has tracked them down and means to nab them with a brilliant scheme.There are a few decent comic moments thanks mostly to Harrelson who seemingly takes on the daunting task of playing himself, and the occasional stunning shot compositions. But the sad truth is you would be better served catching up on some sleep than finding out what...