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...bitch.’”Before Ferlinghetti’s recorded voice could take the audio stage, the phones at the station lit up. Expecting the usual array of old men reminiscing about seeing Ferlinghetti, I was floored when I received three angry calls in a row objecting to the obscenity of the material I had just played. I dismissed their complaints as the missives of crotchety old people, until the third caller threatened to write to the FCC. Suddenly, these callers weren’t just annoyances but serious threats. I hurriedly faded down Ferlinghetti?...
...penalty decision, Furman v. Georgia, in 1972 struck down more than 30 state laws and spared some 600 prisoners. This year the Roberts court will hear a case asking whether death is an excessive punishment for the rapist of a child. There is only one such prisoner on death row...
...number of crimes committed on campus dropped for the third year in a row last year, according to annual crime statistics recently released by the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD). The decrease in crime was largely a result of a substantial decrease in the number of burglaries, which dropped 18 percent between 2005 and 2006, the most recent year reported. The total number of crimes declined 13 percent, from 528 to 457, over that time period. In addition, since 2003, the overall crime rate dropped 30 percent, a trend that stands in contrast to most other Ivy league schools?...
...Harvard program that instantly makes the team a contender for the Ivy title.The transformation is happening, but I’m still left to wonder: will anybody show up to see it?That’s the question that clogs up my mind, as visions of sitting on press row at the NCAA Tournament go dancing through my head.Is that dream a reality without the student body getting behind its team?We had 1995 students attend last season’s biggest game of the year, when eventual Ivy League champion Penn came into Lavietes at the end of February.I...
...start for everyone—a clean slate.” Under Green, Harvard is looking to put last spring’s 4-16 record behind it and return to winning ways. Prior to the disappointment of last year, the Crimson had won four conference championships in a row. Harvard has many new faces in the mix this fall. Along with Green, the squad includes four freshmen. The relative inexperience of the team makes tournaments like this extremely useful, and the players said they were pleased with their weekend’s work. Particularly encouraging was the play...