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...less like a Southwestern Rashomon and more like Murder on the Orient Express - every hand on the knife with its own, separate grievance. But even better is the way in which he paints a picture of the often intimate relationships and shifting loyalties between each group: a previously straightforward tale of atrocity becomes one shaded by historical grudges on top of intermarriage, tribal mistrust on top of individual friendship, all funneled towards a tragic climax by the shifting ground of history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Massacre Explained | 11/24/2008 | See Source »

...Game inspires as much recollection as it does anticipation.The historic showdown is the topic of a new documentary by Kevin G. Rafferty II ’70, entitled “Harvard Beats Yale 29-29,” which premiered Wednesday night. The film portrays an underdog tale straight out of Hollywood. Playing the role of favorite to perfection, the Bulldogs seemed to have it all—an untarnished 8-0 record and 16-game winning streak, a national top 20 ranking, and star quarterback Brian Dowling, who hadn’t lost a game since the seventh...

Author: By Liyun Jin and Dennis J. Zheng, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: The Game Won Without Winning | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

...change possible in my life? And the answer is that I was blessed to have a mother who understood that education was a liberator and that you get out of life what you put into it. And so one of the things that really concern me is the long tale of underachievement in New Zealand's education system, and I know that unless we can deliver credible change in that area, an awful lot of New Zealanders will slip through the cracks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trading Up | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...Kevin A. O’Herin ’09 proposed to fellow senior Alice Chi ’09 on Saturday Nov. 8 with a series of romantic displays that make Prince Charming look like…well, most college boys. O’Herin began in fairy tale fashion with hand delivered poems and roses, followed by a romantic stroll along the Charles, where he popped the question to an unsuspecting Chi. Afterwards, he cleared out his dorm-room for a romantic dinner. HUDS did not make an appearance. Chi realizes that her engagement is a bit untraditional...

Author: By Shareen P Asmat, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Love in Leverett Leads to Early Engagement | 11/19/2008 | See Source »

...Boehm had some great shots, two big threes, [Wright]’s presence on the inside allowed the perimeter players to do some big things. I thought [McNally] was tremendous with his presence as well.”But it was one sequence, which told the tale of the class’ dominance.At the 10-minute mark in the second half, the Wildcats (1-1, 0-0 AE) moved to within seven of the Crimson (1-0, 0-0 Ivy) at 62-55.New Hampshire had the momentum, having strung together a 7-2 run in just three minutes prior...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SIDEBAR: Newcomers Dominate in Harvard Victory | 11/19/2008 | See Source »

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