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...recent years, however, this tradition has been eroded by a thickened form of black identity that, sadly, mirrors some of the worst aspects of American white identity and racism. A streak of nativism rears its ugly head. To be black American, in this view, one's ancestors must have been not simply slaves but American slaves. Furthermore, directly mirroring the traditional definition of whiteness as not being black is the growing tendency to define blackness in negative terms--it is to be not white in upbringing, kinship or manner, to be too not at ease in the intimate ways...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Black Nativism | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...want to be national champions but we have to beat Trinity," captain Ilan Oren said. "They have had an eight-year winning streak and we really wanted to break...

Author: By Vincent R. Oletu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Falls Short of Breaking Streak | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...second frame, posting a hitting percentage of .714. The Crimson made its run early in the game. After a Harvard service error evened the score at 5, a series of blocks and kills by the duo of Weissbourd and Weitzen propelled the Crimson to a 7-1 streak. Harvard kept increasing the gap as the game progressed. At one point during the frame, the Crimson tallied seven straight points before a kill by the Gulls ended the streak. Harvard finished the frame on a 6-0 run, capped by a Weitzen kill, to win, 30-15. “Everything...

Author: By Karan Lodha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Sinks Gulls In Season’s First Win | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

Vengeance will have to wait until next year. Looking to defeat a Boston College team that ended its seven-year streak of consecutive Beanpot titles last season, the Harvard women’s hockey team came up short, suffering an agonizing 4-3 defeat in the longest women’s game in NCAA history.After 114 minutes and 13 seconds, the Eagles’ Anna McDonald put a pass from teammate Kelli Stack into the back of the Crimson net, ending the epic contest in triple overtime.“It was a great hockey game,” said...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Drops 3-OT Thriller in Beanpot | 2/7/2007 | See Source »

Despite the tension of picking new classes and the chatter about Harvard’s next president, the recent streak of cold weather seems to have dominated talk on campus and in the Square...

Author: By Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Frigid February Hits Cambridge | 2/7/2007 | See Source »

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