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...testing all nations in their preparedness to combat the spread of the virus. Prevention, as we all know, is surely better than desperately seeking a cure, and schools may soon become the breeding ground for a deadlier strain of the virus. As a precautionary measure, all nations should shut down schools till some sort of herd immunity is attained. Let's understand that it is more practical to safeguard our children in our homes against the upsurge of swine flu than it is to subject them to contamination in public. The swine-flu pandemic is a grave threat and should...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

...propelling Harvard to victory, the match was largely a war of attrition. A strong defensive effort by the Crimson’s back line ultimately gave Harvard the edge. Senior Kwaku Nyamekye, juniors Rob Millock and Jaren LaGreca, and sophomore Baba Omosegbon combined with sophomore goalie Austin Harms to shut down BU and bring home the win for the Crimson. “We were very solid on defense,” senior co-captain Andre Akpan said. “We gave [the Terriers] a couple of chances but nothing too serious—our back line was fantastic...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Defense Denies Cross-Town Terriers in Crimson’s 1-0 Victory in Redemption Match | 9/13/2009 | See Source »

...game and everyone did a great job.”Harvard pressured the Bulldogs (1-3) early and rode a goal and assist each from Bannon and junior Chloe Keating en route to the team’s first 3-0 start since 2005, when the Crimson shut out its first four opponents.Adding to the difficult circumstances, Bryant fans from Rhode Island vastly outnumbered Harvard supporters in the stands, but it was the Crimson squad that showed energy early, netting a goal less than four minutes into the contest.Sophomore Allie Kimmel corralled a penalty corner feed from co-captain Kristin...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Surging Crimson Offense Scores Four Again in Victory | 9/13/2009 | See Source »

...grew up in Flint, Mich., the granddaughter of a man who participated in the landmark 1936-37 sit-down strike at GM's Fisher body plant that established industrial-labor-organizing rights in America. But she saw her father and uncle go down with the automakers. "When they shut down the Fisher plant [in 1987], everything within a two-to-three-block radius closed down: bars, restaurants, gas stations, banks. Because I lived through the '80s up there in Flint, I just had a feeling that something wasn't right," she says. Since December, Eaton has idled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ripple Effect: What One Layoff Means For A Whole Town | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

...Other services are on the market that detect whether a cell phone is in motion using GPS technology and shut off texting services accordingly. But whether the product comes in the form of software on the phone or a special car key that communicates with the phone via Bluetooth, these products are unreliable, and determined teens would find a way to subvert such electronic safeguards...

Author: By Adam R. Gold | Title: Bring Texting to a Standstill | 9/8/2009 | See Source »

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