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...asked to leave the dorms for the night, and were allowed back after the power came back on. Around 9 p.m., Adams House residents were informed of the situation by e-mail and word-of-mouth. But it took the University longer to alert the freshman class, which was spread out at proctor meetings, in dark dorms, parents’ hotel rooms, and elsewhere in Harvard Square. The message to evacuate Yard buildings traveled quickly, and word spread that freshmen should gather for a meeting in the Science Center. But it wasn’t until 12:20 a.m. that...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Weekend Outage Strands Students | 9/9/2008 | See Source »

...states that he must win in November. Pre-convention polls by Quinnipiac University, for instance, showed McCain with a huge "gender gap" in states like Ohio, Minnesota and Wisconsin, where his support among white women trailed his numbers among men by 20 percentage points, and in Colorado, where the spread was 30 points...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Obama Win Back Wal-Mart Moms? | 9/9/2008 | See Source »

...took the University longer to alert the freshman class—which was spread out at proctor meetings, in dark dorms, parents' hotel rooms, and elsewhere in Harvard Square—that they'd have to spend the night elsewhere...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Electrical Surge Empties Adams House and Yard Dorms | 9/7/2008 | See Source »

...message to evacuate Yard buildings traveled quickly, and word spread that freshmen should gather for a meeting in the Science Center. But it wasn't until 12:20 a.m. that Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds told freshmen that cots were set up the Malkin Athletic Center for those who needed it, and that the Science Center could act as a makeshift shelter for "as few of you as possible...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Electrical Surge Empties Adams House and Yard Dorms | 9/7/2008 | See Source »

There is no fog of war at 20,000 ft. above Afghanistan. For nearly three years, as U.S. warplanes and drones hit targets spread across the country's corrugated, dun-colored mountains and green poppy-growing valleys, every mission detailed by the Air Force in its daily "airpower summary" has been deemed a success. In July, B-1 bombers began striking Afghan targets with 500-lb. bombs guided to their prey by a new targeting pod slung under the plane's belly. Known as the Sniper, the pod sends long-range, high-resolution video--it can tell whether an Afghan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghan Civilian Deaths: A Rising Toll | 9/4/2008 | See Source »

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