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...Harvard started the match off firing on all cylinders, setting the tone on the first play of the game with a block by junior setter Gil Weintraub. With the set tied, 13-13, freshman sensation Matt Jones got comfortable on the outside by slamming down kill after kill, igniting a run that gave the team a 21-13 lead...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Ends Homestand with Easy Victory | 3/10/2009 | See Source »

...chance at economic mobility. Because they are not considered citizens of Burma, they cannot work in the public sector as teachers or soldiers or doctors. Nor can they attend university in Arakan's capital, Sittwe, where communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims flared eight years ago. The villagers' tone when describing their plight was matter-of-fact, as if they were complaining of a rainstorm or a bad case of influenza. To marry, some Rohingya must sign a document promising not to bear more than two children - a regulation that presumably ensures the number of Muslim inhabitants of Arakan doesn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Visiting the Rohingya, Burma's Hidden Population | 3/10/2009 | See Source »

...didn’t...it was a big win for him”In spite of a determined showing by the Golden Eagles, it was the Crimson who claimed the doubles point in style.At No. 3, the sophomore-freshman partnership of Aba Omodele-Lucien and Manghan set the tone with an 8-5 win over the Marquette’s Niko Boulieris and Jonathan Schwerin. The point was sealed by junior Michael Hayes and freshman Alistair Felton at No. 2; the duo combined to save numerous break points, before Hayes’ delicate volley consigned Dusan Medan and Rutherford...

Author: By Allen J. Padua, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Downs Golden Eagles | 3/9/2009 | See Source »

...lower voice that was complemented by the fullness of her upper register. She also gave a most entrancing dramatic performance, especially in the opening of the fourth act. The title role of Otello was sung with gusto by the tenor Brian Landry, whose commanding stage presence and intensity of tone provided a compelling portrayal of the general. He did a marvelous job of conveying the rapidly changing emotions that Otello experiences over the course of the production, but sometimes these shifts were overly dramatic. His singing, which occasionally pushed his voice to its limits, was by and large an impressive...

Author: By Diego H. Nunez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Despite Constraints, 'Otello' is Impressive | 3/9/2009 | See Source »

...players are within three inches of 5’10) who were equally athletic and capable of filling any role that was immediately necessary on either end of the floor. Both teams’ offenses took time to warm up early on, while close defense set the tone for the game. Brown wasted no time before using a full court press, forcing the Crimson to rush on offense. Neither team shot particularly well at first, with gaps of two minutes between scores for either squad. “We had some matchup issues,” Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney...

Author: By Justin W. White, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Mounts Late-Game Rout | 3/9/2009 | See Source »

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