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...Crimson opened up a solid 4-1 lead in the first six minutes of play. Harvard held its three goal lead through most of the first period, but Connecticut College battled back, scoring with just over a minute to play in the quarter...

Author: By Jessica L. Flakne, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Cruises to Third Conference Win | 10/9/2009 | See Source »

...Crimson opened up a solid 4-1 lead in the first six minutes of play. Harvard held its three goal lead through most of the first period, but Connecticut College battled back, scoring with just over a minute to play in the quarter...

Author: By Jessica L. Flakne, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Cruises to Third Conference Win | 10/9/2009 | See Source »

Located in a huge underground tunnel near Geneva, Switzerland, the LHC is overseen by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in collaboration with scientists in over 100 countries. There are six main experiments that data collection at the LHC will service—each of which will address a different question about particle physics, Lecompte said...

Author: By Alissa M D'gama and Huma N. Shah, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Physicists Wait for ‘Surprises’ of LHC | 10/9/2009 | See Source »

...Obama's trademark grin was nowhere to be seen as he spoke of winning the prize in a six-minute address in the Rose Garden. His face seemed cloudy on a sunny fall day. "Let me be clear," he said. "I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations ... This award must be shared with everyone who strives for justice and dignity." (See pictures of President Obama's eight months of diplomacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama Accepts the Nobel Prize: 'Surprised and Deeply Humbled' | 10/9/2009 | See Source »

Meanwhile, if the criteria and selection process for the peace award appears a bit hazy, those in the other areas are far from uniform either. Notes Philippe Valode, a French historian and author of a book on France's six Nobel winners in various categories; "Criteria for the scientific award are fairly clear and consistent, while those for economics are mostly firm - but open to subjectivity when social considerations factor in," Valode says. "Literature must have broad messages and allure to world-wide readers, But - being about art - a lot of creativity goes into the selection process, too. When...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Was the Nobel Committee Thinking? | 10/9/2009 | See Source »

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