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...against Dartmouth, coupled with a victory over Colgate the previous Wednesday, allowed the Crimson to snap a four-game losing streak that had lasted the span of two weeks. Even though Harvard possessed two potent scoring weapons in Primm and Logogian, it consistently made mental mistakes throughout the year that prohibited it from making lasting scoring runs and maintaining its momentum towards the middle of the contest...

Author: By Cathy Tran, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Lax Undergoes Tumultuos Year | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

...these two players who helped Harvard bounce back from a horrific 1-10 start. The lone win over that month-long span came in a 54-45 home contest against New Hampshire. Losses came against national teams Florida and Arkansas, as well as more local competition like Northeastern...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Generation Leads W. Hoops | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

...Egashira’s life psychology changed. Faced with a shortened life span, he decided to spend more time savoring his life-long relationship with the outdoors. “I had done some hiking before college, but after being diagnosed I figured if things started going bad I’d better do a bunch of things before my time came...

Author: By Antoinette C. Nwandu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Life in the Trenches, on the Mountains and to the Extreme | 6/5/2001 | See Source »

...President Bush's plan to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. There were the two dozen tripods set up a full hour before Tom Daschle made his first march down the Capitol steps as Senate majority leader--a striking change from the single C-SPAN camera that used to cover his news conferences. And finally, there was Senator Don Nickles gazing at the sign saying ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER that will no longer greet him when he enters his office each day. "I like that sign," he said ruefully...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A One-Man Earthquake | 6/4/2001 | See Source »

Arizona prides itself on not suffocating charter schools with red tape. Most states grant charters for five years; Arizona's span a full 15. Short of requiring that an applicant not have a rap sheet, there are no resume requirements for running a charter school. The state has closed down just four schools, none of them for academic reasons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do Charter Schools Pass The Test? | 6/4/2001 | See Source »

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