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...teams of broom-bound wizards against each other in arena-sized aerial pursuit of the ball and the game-ending golden snitch. One problem posed by the books-if the team that caught the snitch always wins, what was the point in scoring goals?-is answered here by a slight tweaking of the rules: each goal scores 10 pts, and the snitch is worth 150. And yes, you get to play as the lightning-scarred Hogwarts hero himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Time to Play | 5/19/2003 | See Source »

...against BU and MIT last weekend in difficult conditions that featured what co-captain Sarah Psutka called a “ridiculous tailwind” and a “crazy chop”, the Black and White was pleased with Saturday morning’s mild conditions and slight headwind...

Author: By Jonathan P. Hay, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Heavies Trounce Huskies | 5/12/2003 | See Source »

...couple of times but who singularly changed the way I understand the social scene on this campus, and beyond that, the potential for union (both spiritual and physical) between the sexes. He spoke in a lexicon that was both strange and familiar, foreign and native. With a slight lisp, he ran through compound words and terminology with almost preternatural vigor, mixing the most ribald details with the most profound of allusions. It was as if I simultaneously understood none of what he said and that his words were the very translation of my heart’s secret Braille...

Author: By Jacob Rubin, | Title: How To Get Play At Harvard College | 5/1/2003 | See Source »

Last week, as U.S. officials were finalizing their blueprint for how Iraq's postwar oil industry will function, oil producers were jostling to protect hard - won market share in advance of a resumption of exports from Iraq. OPEC nations, in a meeting in Vienna, agreed to a slight drop in output to try to support prices in the short term, although the cartel also announced an increase in official production targets. And in Russia, the world's second - largest oil exporter, the energy industry received a boost when companies Yukos and Sibneft said they had agreed in principle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oil, Oil Everywhere | 4/27/2003 | See Source »

There’s a slight confusion over the developments in the Middle East, as Marie G. Perpingnant mistakes an insurrection for a resurrection. Her classmates helpfully clarify that resurrections are reserved for Jesus Christ. After an hour and a half, the students get tired...

Author: By Matthew J. Amato, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bridging the Gap | 4/24/2003 | See Source »

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