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...midst of one of its worst seasons in school history, Harvard—2-16 at the time—held a tenuous two-point lead on the road at Princeton with under a minute to go. But a layup by freshman forward Harrison Schaen with just 23 seconds remaining allowed the Tigers to force overtime, and they would finally prevail in the second extra session...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Near Misses Dot History | 2/3/2005 | See Source »

Other opponents have made the case that while there is nothing particularly wrong with putting a renewable energy option on the termbill, this will start us down the slippery slope of a termbill bloated with a laundry list of various optional fees. This logic is tenuous at best. While a termbill saddled with all kinds of various fees would certainly be regrettable, it is not clear what other sorts of fees are about to be added. Additionally, we are confident that the issue of global climate change is of such singular importance that its placement on the termbill is warranted...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Proceed With Caution | 1/14/2005 | See Source »

Desperately clinging to a tenuous 2-1 lead throughout the third period, the Crimson could not hold on quite long enough. Offsetting high-sticking calls with 6:54 to go in the game produced a 4-on-4 situation, opening up the ice for a pair of Duluth’s main offensive weapons: speedy winger Jessica Koizumi and captain Caroline Ouellette. After pushing a shot wide of Boe, Ouellette soon regained the puck and fed Koizumi for the equalizer top shelf...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: OT Loss Concludes Tough Weekend For W. Hockey | 12/6/2004 | See Source »

...indefinitely. Thus, Republicans will be able to pass moderately conservative legislation and put moderately conservative judges on the bench, but radical conservatism will likely continue to be stayed by the threat of the Democratic filibuster. But as the Democrats only hold 44 seats, their hold on the filibuster is tenuous...

Author: By Adam M. Guren, | Title: The State of the Filibuster | 11/24/2004 | See Source »

...storyboard for his own project. As his film further solidifies the Carpenter Center’s dual role as a protagonist for art as well as a place for its making, the building provides a hinge upon which Huyghe can collapse 40 years of Harvard’s tenuous history with the visual arts...

Author: By Christian A. Stayner, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Corbusier On A String | 11/19/2004 | See Source »

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