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...NCAA Tournament. With such bunching at the top of the standings, the Ivy League seems to have improved its level of play since last season.“In the Ivy League, there was a lot of parity this year, and it is a good testament to the strength of the league and how the league has rebounded from last season,” Caples said. “It’s a good sign for the league that Columbia’s getting good.”This was the first time in head-to-head history that...
...score of 30-25. Penn offset an impressive 21 kills in the first game with 11 errors, good for a .192 hitting percentage. Harvard managed 11 kills with only three errors and hit .222. The Crimson broke open a 17-17 tie with a five-point run on the strength of Durwood’s serve.Captain Suzie Trimble pointed to the first game as an example of some of the team’s finest play so far this season.“Our defense was awesome,” she said. “We were digging everything they...
...that will beat Yale on Nov. 17, or even Penn this coming weekend, for that matter. Every game this season I have wondered when I’ll see that decisive victory, the one in which the Crimson finally breaks free of its growing pains and shows its full strength. And every time Harvard makes a few bad decisions or commits a few big penalties I say to myself, “It’s early, every team has to find its own rhythm.” Yet here I sit, eight games into the season, still waiting...
...recognize him as a true threat to the war on drugs and the Sicilian Mafia’s unwillingness to recognize him as a true competitor in the business of organized crime. Ever the clever opportunist, Lucas uses society’s disparaging notions of African-American intelligence and strength to operate below the radar and ultimately manipulate those parties who assumed him powerless. Director Scott (“Gladiator”) uses quick cuts to and from close-ups of Lucas’ eyes and his surroundings to emphasize the careful analysis of a black man trying to operate...
...families in her home. Meanwhile, the al-Akhrases address the complex ramifications of Ayat’s actions: They cannot say that what their daughter did is completely wrong—to do so would be to say she died in vain. The documentary’s strength lies in its implicit presentation of obstacles to peace, represented on a micro level through the mothers’ conversation. Medalia captures the sense of helplessness between them well. She edits the conversation so that it expresses the full range of emotions associated with suicide bombing, and, on a larger scale...