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Among Iraq's élite, Steavenson encountered "varying shades of hypocrisy." No one "ever looked me straight in the eye and admitted responsibility for the crimes of the government which they had served." Even Sachet, a loving father and God-fearing soldier, ordered the execution of officers. "When the penalty of death becomes commonplace, perhaps it becomes unremarkable to order it," Steavenson observes...
...classifies the condition as compulsive behavior in which "the Internet becomes the organizing principle of addicts' lives." According to guidelines set by Tao Ran, director of the Beijing center and a colonel in the People's Liberation Army, using the Web for six consecutive hours a day for three straight months constitutes an addiction...
...true home court advantage Friday night, falling to Cornell in a 96-75 blowout at Newman Arena. Led by all-Ivy forward Ryan Wittman’s 20 points, the Big Red (16-7, 6-1 Ivy) extended its home win streak to a school-record 18 straight games. Although it put up its highest point total since defeating Boston College over a month ago, the Crimson (10-11, 2-5) also gave up the most points it has all season, allowing Cornell to shoot an astounding 62% from the field.“Offensively they’re very...
...Harvard coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said. “We just reminded them of what they’re supposed to be doing. We just played frenetic in the first half.”But turnovers didn’t directly cost the Crimson its sixth-straight win Saturday. After a stellar first half of shooting, poor shooting in the second left Harvard trading leads with Columbia throughout the second half and unable to convert on a chance to win in its final possession. The home team converted 60 percent of its attempts from the floor, including...
...answered a Tay layup with a three. Then, after Berry hit a tough runner in the lane to give Harvard a 63-62 advantage, Columbia’s Katrina Cragg knocked down a three of her own.With three minutes to go, Berry drove and was able to get straight to the hoop to tie the score. But another Lions’ three—this time from Melissa Shafer—put Columbia up 68-65.On the ensuing possession, a missed layup from Tay was rebounded by the Lions’ Lauren Dwyer. A second later, Tay and Markley combined...