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...atmosphere—and, for good measure, delivered a win for the home team. On Senior Night at Lavietes Pavilion, co-captains Lindsay Hallion and Jessica Knox each drilled a pair of free throws with under 30 seconds to play to seal a 51-48 nail-biter that catapulted the Crimson (17-9, 10-2 Ivy) over the Big Red (17-8, 9-3) into sole possession of first place in the Ivy League standings. Leading by one with 34 seconds to play, Hallion was called for a reach-in foul as she attempted to poke the ball away from...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ivy Title Within Crimson’s Reach After Sweep | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

Friday night the Harvard women’s basketball team did not play particularly well, but by nine p.m., the team was ecstatic. Not only did the Crimson (16-9, 9-2 Ivy) come out with a 71-70 win in a nail-biter at Lavietes Pavilion, but Dartmouth also beat league leader Cornell, placing Harvard in pole position to retain its Ivy League crown.Defense and rebounding were the keys for the Crimson in what turned out to be an extremely tough battle against the Lions (9-16, 6-5).“It wasn’t our best...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Edges Columbia, Keeps Ivy Hopes Alive | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

Making bows and arrows has become a communal task. Although women and girls do not fight, they assist in collecting materials for the weapons. Five bow-and-arrow construction groups of 10 members each are scattered around the town. Weapon-makers first cut the head off a 4-inch nail, which is then chiseled with a heavy hammer into a sharp edge. The nail is then coiled to fit onto a bamboo stick. A groove is cut into the bottom of the stick in order to add paraffin paper wings for the arrow to have better flight. Sometimes, the arrow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peace and Poison Arrows in Kenya | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...game road stretch that saw no victories but plenty of misery, the sight of the Big Red (15-5, 7-0) rolling to town promised more of the same for the Harvard faithful. Heartbreak was in order for the struggling Crimson (6-17, 1-6 Ivy), which dropped a nail-biter, 72-71, in the final seconds.Consider this scene at Lavietes on Friday. Sophomore Jeremy Lin, trying to take his man off the dribble realizes the space his defender is allowing and pulls up for a clutch three pointer. Harvard leads, 71-66, with 31 seconds to go. The crowd...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Big Red Heroics Send Crimson to Sixth Straight Loss | 2/19/2008 | See Source »

Lawrence King, an eighth grader who identified as gay and wore makeup and nail polish, was 15 when he was declared brain dead on Feb. 13. The day before, he had been shot in the head in an Oxnard, Calif., classroom full of students. Police have charged a sweet-faced boy called Brandon McInerney, 14, with first-degree murder and with a hate crime. According to the Los Angeles Times and KTLA, McInerney and some other boys accosted King about his sexuality on Feb. 11. Students apparently often taunted King, who didn't even have a safe home to return...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prosecuting the Gay Teen Murder | 2/18/2008 | See Source »

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