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...first breakout star on MySpace, and even nonadolescents could figure out the appeal. Her debut album, Alright, Still, had an irresistible single called "Smile," a follow-up about a dope-smoking little brother, and just enough ska and reggae samples to hint at the existence of a precocious streak. There was a minor controversy over Allen's fondness for obscenities and Mockney (the British term for the upper-class affectation of a lower-class Cockney accent, ŕ la Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins), but even that advanced her charm as a real girl sticking up for herself, even...
...men’s squad heads into the trying weekend with momentum on its side. After suffering a four game losing streak Harvard was led by junior Jeremy Lin in a stunning last-second victory over the Brown Bears (6-14, 0-6 Ivy) on Saturday. With 22 second-half points and 27 overall, Lin drew a foul on a jump shot just before the buzzer. He then hit the game winning foul shot to give Harvard a 64-63 advantage and renewed life in Ivy league play...
...Harvard comes into the weekend riding a four-game win streak. Back-to-back weekend road trips did not trouble the Crimson, as the team responded positively after its opening home loss to Dartmouth...
...They will need to if they want to extend their unbeaten streak to eight...
...season—3-0 (9-1, 9-2, 9-1) to Princeton’s Mauricio Sanchez. The moment West stepped onto the court to face Detter, Harvard had already lost its first eight matches of the day to the Bantams, who hold the longest winning streak of any American college team in intercollegiate sports with 183 wins in a row. What factors contributed to West’s victory? Talent? Plenty. Determination? Ditto. But, most importantly, selflessness and humility—two qualities that are inversely related to the big egos (and high salaries) often found in athletics...