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...today the African elephant stands on a precipice once again. The nations of Tanzania and Zambia are petitioning CITES, which begins a major meeting in Doha on March 13, to "downlist" the conservation status of elephants so that they can sell stockpiled ivory on the open market - ivory they say comes from elephants that have died naturally or was seized from illegal poachers. But conservationists argue that over the past decade illegal poaching has risen steadily, and if the elephant is downlisted in some African nations it could have a devastating impact for the species as a whole. Nothing less...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: African Nations Move to 'Downlist' the Elephant | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

Coming to Cambridge as an undergraduate after a high school softball career put her at near-celebrity status in her hometown, Sara Cushman ’97 found herself drawn to sports more outside of the limelight...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Odyssey Ends Back on Slopes for Coach | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

Cushman excelled on the softball field early, earning All-Ivy status in the sport as a freshman. But at the same time, she was becoming increasingly interested in Nordic skiing, a sport she had decided to take up after her First-Year Outdoor Program trip...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Odyssey Ends Back on Slopes for Coach | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

...years, Cushman balanced softball with Nordic skiing. Her status on the ski team grew quickly, and she was named captain of the Nordic team her senior year...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Odyssey Ends Back on Slopes for Coach | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

...Iraq's political future as American combat forces plan to withdraw in the summer, the election appears to have yielded another period of political uncertainty. Until now, Iraqi politicians have managed to hold things together by deferring decisions on some of the toughest points of contention, such as the status of Kirkuk - the oil-rich northern city coveted by the autonomous Kurdish region, a claim fiercely resisted by the Arab majority, first and foremost the Sunnis who live in the area - and the mechanisms for sharing the country's oil wealth. Cobbling together a new ruling coalition is unlikely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq: Political Turmoil Threatens as Votes Are Counted | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

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