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...still be able to take courses in whatever interests them, be it ancient art or cutting-edge science. What's crucial, they say, is that the new approach emphasizes the kind of active learning that gets students thinking and applying knowledge. "Just as one doesn't become a marathon runner by reading about the Boston Marathon," says the committee report, "so, too, one doesn't become a good problem solver by listening to lectures or reading about statistics." Acknowledging how important extracurricular activities have become on campus, the report calls for a stronger link between the endeavors students pursue inside...
...anyone who has read the best-selling novel The Kite Runner knows, springtime in Kabul is heralded by flocks of dipping, looping and diving kites. But these aren't the kites of lazy weekend picnics. They are finely tuned flying machines sensitive to the slightest tug of a master's hand. The Afghan penchant for competition and (though few will admit it) gambling means that almost anything offers opportunity for a fight and a punt, from dogs to cocks, quail, sheep, boiled eggs and, yes, even kites. The object of this cruel ballet is to slice your opponents' string with...
Agha has been feverishly at work producing hundreds of kites for use in China on the set of the highly anticipated adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner. Agha says he treats every kite he is making for the movie as a work of art, marking each with his name and signature scorpion image. Even though few of the kites will be used in competition, he incorporates in their manufacture the techniques he has honed through years of flying and fighting--using precision to curve the bamboo frame, creating invisible joints and employing a method for impregnating cotton twine...
...Denenberg mounted an overall record of 3-1 at the Open before losing a tough match against No. 1 seed Ville Liukko, who was once ranked 117th in the world. The No. 4 seed got down early in the first set against the defending tournament champion and eventual runner-up but appeared rejuvenated in the second set, opening with two winners...
...level of competition and the level of fight were much above where they were in years past,” junior diver Samantha Papadakis said.Mirroring the standings at the H-Y-P meet two weeks earlier, Princeton took first with 1,496 points, Harvard was the runner-up squad with 1,408.5 points, and Yale secured third with 1,122 points. Penn, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, and Cornell rounded out the rest of the Ancient Eight.The Tigers had won five straight Ivy Championships when the Crimson stole the title in 2005. Last year, Princeton pulled off an upset of Harvard...