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...season began with a tough tie to FIU and then proceeded from there in seesaw fashion. Harvard topped Washington and Jefferson before losing to the New York Athletic Club on Saturday—the second day of the tournament—and then beat the club team from Yale 15-5 on Sunday morning and following that result with a tough 8-7 loss to rival Brown...

Author: By Ted Kirby and Vincent R. Oletu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: In Season Tune-Up, Men's Water Polo Treads Water | 9/10/2006 | See Source »

This sometimes bitter crossfire between the government and the press is not a bad thing. In fact, such a rough-and-tumble debate is at the heart of American democracy, a 218-year-old seesaw over competing values that will and should continue for as long as we are a nation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is the Press Endangering the Nation? | 7/2/2006 | See Source »

...every seesaw is balance. For me, that means Harry Potter, no, a feature documentary on the Beatles in India, yes. My latest film is based on The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri's novel of migration and displacement, which is itself a seesaw between two great cities, New York and Calcutta. Appropriately the film will premiere simultaneously in both cities in November, with a sophisticated marketing strategy and no horse carriages in sight. For my next film, Gangsta M.D., Hollywood will, for the first time, pay good money to buy rights from Bollywood, transplanting to Harlem the beloved story of a Bombay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hollywood Loves Bollywood | 6/12/2006 | See Source »

...with a lot of pride.” Cornell nailed five first-half three pointers, including two in 16 seconds to push a three-point lead to nine with 8:27 to play. A slew of uncharacteristic turnovers and cold shooting sent Harvard to an early disadvantage. After a seesaw battle in the opening minutes, the Big Red opened up a 31-16 lead on a 16-2 run punctuated by a Katie Fitzsimmons three-pointer and a pair of free throws from freshman standout Jeomi Maduka. Fitzsimmons continued with the hot hand, finishing 7-of-10 from...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Pounces on Big Red, Sweeps Season Series | 3/6/2006 | See Source »

...There are drawbacks to almost every technology,” Schloss said. “The question is, what are the risks and what are the benefits? Where do you come out on that seesaw...

Author: By Alexandra C. Bell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Prof. Works for Your Cheap DNA | 1/20/2006 | See Source »

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