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...Elizabeth Goodman-Bacon, who felt the tough matchup would improve her team’s play in the future. “The speed of the game should raise our level of play,” Caples said. Despite a rough start, freshman goalkeeper Cynthia Tassopoulos recorded 23 saves, six more than she made in her first four games combined. “[The high number of shot attempts] was expected from such a strong team as UConn, but I felt like our defense really stepped up and minimized [Connecticut’s] opportunities to score,” Tassopoulos...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Goes Down To Unbeaten Huskies | 9/23/2009 | See Source »

...elements, then you are good to go. For those of you who are either a) insane fans, b) plan on getting extremely hammered, or c) Russian—and therefore think New England winter weather is weak—you are encouraged to paint your chest along with six other insane, drunk, and/or Russian friends to spell out “Harvard.” Remember to use all caps, stand in the right order, and not be fat (nobody wants to see that). You may want to have a UHS appointment scheduled ahead of time for the monster...

Author: By Ryan D. Smith, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Friday Night Lights | 9/23/2009 | See Source »

...committee, which adopted the new proposed timeline, will now spend 11 meetings over the next six months reviewing the issue...

Author: By Sofia E. Groopman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Young Unveils Middle School Timeline | 9/23/2009 | See Source »

...always had opponents, and criticism has swelled along with attention to Obama's appointments. Foremost among them are members of Congress who believe the advisers circumvent the legislative branch's proper supervision of the executive (unlike Cabinet secretaries, czars are not subject to confirmation votes). Earlier this month, six Republican lawmakers wrote a letter to Obama complaining that 18 White House positions "may be undermining the constitutional oversight responsibilities of Congress." Democratic Senator Robert Byrd, a well-known defender of Senate prerogatives, complained about the positions in a letter earlier this year. A spokesman replied that Obama is simply continuing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: White House Czars | 9/23/2009 | See Source »

...fighting with them. French Immigration Minister Eric Besson said on Tuesday that the 132 children arrested would be housed in special immigration youth centers until officials determined whether they qualified for asylum. In the camp on Monday Jabar described how he and his cousin hid in container trucks for six weeks across Turkey, Greece, Italy and France, before arriving in Calais in early August. "I am very afraid that the French police will send me back," he said, adding, "I am less afraid of the French police than the Taliban." Dressed in a light raincoat, Jabar was among those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will France's Immigration Crackdown Solve Anything? | 9/22/2009 | See Source »

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