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...After a few key Crimson turnovers, the Bears jumped ahead by double digits just five minutes into the game. Brown senior Damon Huffman and freshman Peter Sullivan combined for seven three-pointers, leading a charge of lights-out Bear shooters—the squad finished with a 60 percent field goal percentage for the game, including 53 percent from behind the arc.The Crimson was able to cut the Brown lead to five with a three-pointer from sophomore Alek Blankenau before the first buzzer rang, but halftime seemed to recharge the Bears, who jumped ahead by double digits again almost...
...well. “The challenges the company is facing require the kinds of skills and intelligence that Sheryl Sandberg brings to the table,” he said. Sandberg also graduated from Harvard Business School as a Baker Scholar, meaning that she was in the top five percent. She could not be reached yesterday for an interview. —Staff writer Clifford M. Marks contributed to the reporting of this story...
...Half the Sky,” that argued that improving female education would not only result in higher economic growth, but would also benefit future generations. The study also claimed that closing the current gender gap in the labor market could increase income per capita by 10 to 14 percent in these countries by 2020. —Staff Writer Prateek kumar can be reached at kumar@fas.harvard.edu...
...Costello—lead singer and songwriter of The OaKs—moved to Afghanistan to work on humanitarian projects that helped returned refugees. Upon returning to America in 2005, he joined up with his old friend, drummer Matthew Antolick, and The OaKs were born. The group donated 50 percent of the profit from their 2006 debut album “Our Fathers and The Things They Left Behind” to charities helping Afghan refugees. Now, with their sophomore effort, The OaKs have returned to spread their message to the mass audience it deserves...
...Bulldogs on Feb. 8, the Crimson pulled out a 65-55 win at home. Freshman Emma Markley led the team with 14 points and junior Emily Tay was all over the court recording 12 points, seven rebounds, eight assists, and five steals. Defensively, Harvard held Yale to just 27.8 percent shooting. To repeat this performance, the Crimson will need to keep its composure offensively and play tough team defense again. “Yale is doing a great job of putting pressure on the guards and forwards and getting in the passing lanes,” junior Niki Finelli said...