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Harvard looked overmatched throughout the game, and didn’t threaten until the seventh inning. The last inning began with consecutive base hits from senior first baseman Cecily Gordon and Kerper. The Big Red then brought out Jenn Meunier—the first game’s starter—to save the game for Smith...

Author: By Tony D. Qian, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Softball Loses Two, Ivy Title | 4/26/2005 | See Source »

...hope to normalize Sino-Soviet relations. But there are three obstacles that must be removed. First, Soviet support for the Vietnamese invasion of Kampuchea. Second, Afghanistan. Third, reduction of missiles and troops on the Sino-Soviet border. These three obstacles threaten not only China but also all of Asia. We bring this up at every meeting with the Soviets, and we realize that removing all three at the same time "might be difficult." [So now we say] one at a time. So far we have had no positive response...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An interview with Deng Xiaoping | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

...been sketching a cool and consistent line toward the summit. While Gorbachev wants to focus on arms control, the President will insist on reviewing the full spectrum of U.S.-Soviet differences. What he plans to tell Gorbachev, advisers say, is roughly this: The U.S. does not and will not threaten the Soviet Union militarily or politically. It is the U.S.S.R. that killed détente by its military buildup and its aggressive efforts to spread Communism through the Third World. The U.S. is eager for a fresh start, but that will require modification of the behavior that causes Americans to view...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Geneva:The Whole World Will Be Watching | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

...factor leading to last week's tense encounter was a lobbying effort by Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and Secretary of State George Shultz, who urged the President to ensure that the proposed cuts would not threaten national security. But geopolitical considerations were partly responsible for the postponement of a showdown. The lawmakers decided that sending Reagan to Geneva with a fiscal default hanging over his head would be unseemly. Before leaving, however, Reagan vetoed an appropriations bill that overshot its targeted limit by $180 million. "Until Congress comes to grips with the problem of the large budget deficit," said Reagan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Default: Congress delays a showdown | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

...said it wants to help the University prevent what it called “hypocritical and unethical investment practices that threaten to taint Harvard’s reputation...

Author: By Nicholas M. Ciarelli and Daniel J. T. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Unocal Investment Draws Ire | 4/15/2005 | See Source »

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