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...Crimson broke its four-game losing streak by sweeping Columbia 7-0 in its Ivy League opener despite injuries, cold weather, and a slight wind...

Author: By Allison D. Bates and Jane V. Evans, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: W. Tennis Hits Stride in Ivy Play | 4/12/2004 | See Source »

...application. The friend withheld the fact that she too was applying for the same internship, leading Jennifer to believe that her application was used as a springboard for ideas. “She is one of my best friends,” Jennifer says with a slight smirk. “I was happy she didn?...

Author: By William L. Adams, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: When Success Encounters Failure | 4/8/2004 | See Source »

Mann recounts the event with a slight smile on his face—describing how he and his batterymate amazingly ended up striking out the batter on the next pitch, only to hear a mysterious, excruciating “pop” in his arm on a routine throw to third—but the residual disappointment manages to show through the pleasantries...

Author: By Pablo S. Torre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASEBALL 2004: The Mann Show | 3/25/2004 | See Source »

...faster, doing a stutter step. During games, Howard says, his concentration is so fierce that Tourette's rarely surfaces. But in the locker room beforehand, his tics - minor compared with many Tourette's sufferers' - multiply. He won't take medicine to control them; he won't risk even a slight dulling of the reflexes. Instead, Howard does what he's been doing since his symptoms first surfaced in the fifth grade: tamp down any rogue emotion, any stray impulse, in an endless battle to keep himself in check. His father, Matthew, is black and Esther white (they divorced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Yank In Manchester | 3/21/2004 | See Source »

...rate, what's now clear is that hormone supplementation--estrogen alone or in combination--is best suited for short-term relief (two years or less) of moderate to severe menopausal symptoms. As with any treatment, it's up to women and their doctors to weigh the risks--slight but very real--against the potential benefits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Estrogen Redux | 3/15/2004 | See Source »

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