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...American educator Thomas H. Palmer coined the phrase, “If at first you don’t succeed, Try, try again.” This proverb was taken to heart by the women’s water polo team this weekend, which had a chance to avenge last weekend’s losses to Bucknell (6-7) and Princeton (8-3). In addition to the two rematches, Harvard (4-5) took on No. 20 Maryland (12-6) in the Elite Six Invitational at Kinney Natatorium in Lewisburg, Penn., ultimately falling to the Terrapins and Tigers, but topping...
...plateau in Afghanistan's far north. Stabbing a finger in the direction of misshapen hillocks made of eroded mud brick, he describes massive battlements built to repel barbarian raiders from the north. Balkh, as the city was known, would have needed them. More than 1,000 years before Marco Polo visited its ruins, Balkh was renowned throughout the ancient world for its fabulous wealth and advanced culture. It was the birthplace of one of the world's first monotheistic religions, and the city where Alexander the Great took his second bride, Roxanne. Seemingly oblivious to the recently spent ammunition rounds...
...threw up several hotly debated issues, as students discussed what it meant to be a Harvard man and what defined his success. Some students said they thought that a successful Harvard man was one with membership at one of the eight different Final Clubs, who plays rugby and wears polo shirts with popped collars. Others said they disagreed, responding that success comes from involvement in extracurricular activities, sheer intelligence and well-honed networking skills. The difference between Harvard men versus Harvard women was also addressed. One student said that she had noticed the difference when a man dropped...
With a teaspoon of heart, a splash of soul and a cup of aggression, the Harvard women’s water polo team began to find the right mixture this weekend at the Princeton Invitational in New Jersey, although at times the recipe fell short. Similar to play at last week’s Harvard Invitational, the Crimson (3-3) again split its games. The women’s squad dominated both of its day matches against Villanova on Saturday and George Washington yesterday. When the sun set, however, Harvard fell, 10-8, to Ivy rival Princeton Saturday night...
...about the film that aspires to an insightful portrayal of actual events. Instead, viewers are subjected to skeletal dramatic summary of the first voyage of Ibn Battuta, a Berber from 12th-century Tangiers, whose journal chronicles a lifetime of travel the scale of which outstrips the expeditions of Marco Polo three times over. Neibaur’s film covers Ibn’s departure from Tangiers, his travels across Africa and the Middle East, and his arrival at the Kaaba. The rumor of promise in telling a story like this is quickly squashed by the fact that much of this...