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...second half. Locked in a low-scoring slugfest with Harvard, the Big Red certainly could have used the boost. But Maduka didn’t show up.Cornell lost 51-48 in an ugly game of bricks, long rebounds, and a few clutch Harvard free throws down the stretch.The endless string of hypotheticals can begin. What if she had been there? What if Dartmouth’s buzzer-beater had rimmed out on Friday night? What if Maduka had made it back to Cambridge for the final minutes of Saturday’s game?But if Harvard sweeps Yale and Brown...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BOOMER SOONER: Maduka Absent In Key Ivy Breaker | 3/4/2008 | See Source »

...reported prize of his incoming freshman class, does not bump his AI up to 171, he will not be admitted to the Class of 2012 next month. Nor can he attend traditional top dog Penn—another suitor mentioned in the Times article—which had its string of three straight Ancient Eight titles snapped this season. Harvard can recruit athletes with lower AI profiles than it has in years past if it is already above its athletic AI minimum or if it counterbalances them with higher AI recruits in other sports. This is not only kosher...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: IN LEHMAN'S TERMS: Amaker's Standards Ramp Up Hoops Program | 3/4/2008 | See Source »

...Small Orchestra,” which showcased the woodwind players at their very best. The small size of the orchestra helped build an intimate atmosphere within Paine Hall.In the first movement, a lilting flute and clarinet duet soothed away the cares of the audience, and the strings and woodwinds melded together like milk and honey.Then the woodwinds leaped into action in the second movement, though the brass players offset their energy by playing somewhat off beat.The strings delivered a dramatic performance in the third movement, though the brass section again writhed as if in its dying throes.Balance was restored...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bach Society Brass Needs More Polish | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

...That goaltender is good,” Stone said of Niesluchowski, who made 53 saves on the night. “You have to take her eyes away. The less she sees the harder it’s going to be to save.”Cornell proceeded to string together a pair of even-strength goals against Kessler, bringing a lead into the third period and giving the Big Red hope for an upset.But the Crimson returned to No. 1 form in the third and left no margin for error for the Big Red, taking advantage of two Cornell...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Avoids Near-Upset With Brine Tallies | 3/2/2008 | See Source »

...stick. A groove is cut into the bottom of the stick in order to add paraffin paper wings for the arrow to have better flight. Sometimes, the arrow is dipped into frog or snake poison before being released. The bow is made by forcefully bending hard wood and adding string and springs. The result is a four-foot bow that can shoot an arrow for over 1,500 feet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peace and Poison Arrows in Kenya | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

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