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...Texas oilmen flaunted their new wealth: "[O]ne oilman wore a hundred-dollar bill as a bow tie; when asked, he would take it off and throw it in the air, then tie another. Another took to riding a pet lion to meet the mailman; yet another tried in vain to keep penguins in a walk-in freezer. One wrote Pablo Picasso asking to buy ten paintings; he didn't specify color or type, just the size of his wall. A Houston oilman's wife wrote to the Smithsonian to ask whether the Hope Diamond was for sale. Then there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Rich | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...lack thereof. Coming into Saturday, Princeton had only mustered sixty points in five of its 14 matchups. In scoring 77, the squad easily eclipsed its season average.Yet the game was still undecided with seven minutes to play, as Harvard took its last lead at 56-54 with two free throws by freshman Keith Wright.From that point on, Harvard couldn’t buy a stop. With the exception of a ten-second violation forced by Housman and two missed free throws, Princeton scored on every trip down court to close out the contest. It posted...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Buzzed by Killer P's | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...really crucial plays that helped us break away in the end,” Tay said. “Markley sparked some momentum in the last minutes of the second half which we were able to finish with.” Tay hit two from the free-throw line to further the lead to 64-53. Penn responded by draining a pair of three pointers to pull within six, but perfection from the charity stripe carried Harvard to the win. In the final minute, the Crimson shot 6-for-6 from the free-throw line. In the first half...

Author: By Evan Kendall, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Reaches 500 With Win Over Penn | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...bounds—Martin did so using more attempts, placing her at the three spot.Senior Dara Wilson was the Crimson’s sole competitor in the triple jump, finishing 10th with a jump of 9.91 meters, and freshman Lauren Barber provided the lone Harvard showing in the weight throw competition, launching the weight 12.55 meters to place eighth.On the men’s side, freshman Nico Weiler, who wasted no time proving himself by winning the pole vault event in December’s Husky Invitational, cleared the 4.80-meter bar on Saturday to capture first place...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Individual Highlights Mark Full Day of Competition | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...made just 2-of-5 free throw attempts in the final four-and-a-half minutes of the game, the only blemish on a fine night...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Strong Individual Performances Can’t Tame Tigers | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

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