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...Crimson had all segments of its offensive attack working against an athletically superior Maine team. In addition to Cusworth’s 20 points on 5-of-7 shooting, the other members of Harvard’s big three performed well. Noted marksman Goffredo hit five of his ten three-pointers to finish with 19 points and Housman used his dribble-penetration to score 15 points on 4-of-8 from the floor and 6-of-7 from the line...
...close friend and family members that he was returning against his wishes but felt dutybound to accept the deployment. The friend said Cardona described trying to attach another soldier's name tags to his uniform in hopes of concealing his identity from Iraqis but was told by a superior to desist. According to this friend, Cardona said he had told at least one of his superiors that he feared for his safety in Iraq. Cardona's name can be referenced almost instantly on the Internet, and his photo appears in at least one al-Qaeda propaganda video...
...various publishers of translated manga, Dark Horse comics has distinguished itself in publishing superior horror titles, releasing five different multi-volume horror titles this year alone. Among them were two that should not be missed: Junji Ito's Museum of Terror and Toru Yamazaki's Octopus Girl. Arguably Japan's premier horror manga-ka, Ito has a fevered imagination that has given us Uzumaki, about a town beset by spirals, and Gyo, about dead fish that sprout legs and wreak havoc upon the land. Museum of Terror (two volumes so far, $14 each) collects the so-called Tomie tales...
...supplemented by an additional semester of international experience. While it may be sad to see your class graduate without you, there are still perks to super seniordom. Bahan and Krieger got first dibs in this year’s housing lottery, landing a capacious Pforzheimer suite because of their superior status. Their cozy common room is filled with plush furniture and boasts a charming view of the Quad courtyard. “When students see our room, I say ‘take time off and it can be yours!’” says Bahan...
...Prestige, which he co-wrote with his brother, Jonathan, presents us with two magicians, at first friends but soon enough deadly rivals: Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman), slick and romantically appealing, is a master of on-stage presentation; Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) is his technical superior, but nowhere near so commanding a figure in the theater. One night something goes terribly wrong with their act (an assistant who happens also to be Angier's lover dies) and Borden is convicted of murder and languishes in jail, waiting to be hanged. Meanwhile, the radically deranged Angier seeks out a real historical figure...