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...next five years, which can jump-start a range of programs to help schools, health care and the environment. But as everyone claps one another on the back, that clichéd newspaper headline looms: NOW FOR THE HARD PART. Ideas are easy, especially high-minded ones; execution is tough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Moment | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...gratification," says Gina Brooke, artistic director of Shu Uemura, which also sells lashes for $20 or less. Indeed, as the economy slides--sales in the makeup sector have dropped 4% this year--women are looking for a cheap but glamorous lift. Sales of lipstick--traditionally the top performer in tough economic times--have not fared as well as those of mascara. While lipstick sales in February were down 11.5% from last year, according to the retail tracking company NPD, mascara sales dipped just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Eyes Have It | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...They’re a very good team and have been for a really long time,” Harvard coach Brian Baise said. “It was going to be a tough match going in, but certainly we were excited to be in the playoffs in a while. We competed extremely well, but at the end of the day, we just couldn’t quite find the points we needed...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Volleyball Ends Season With Loss to George Mason | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...After a tough loss to Rutgers-Newark last week, Harvard gave the fifth-seeded Patriots a run for their money. Even with injuries affecting the play of the Crimson’s two key offensive players—Weissbourd and senior libero Jeff Nathan—Harvard started out the game competitive, keeping up point-for-point with George Mason’s explosive offensive sets. After leading 7-4 early in the first set, the Patriots went off on a 5-0 run, capitalizing on perfectly placed sets by setter Ryan Kwiakowski and two errors from Weintraub and junior...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Volleyball Ends Season With Loss to George Mason | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...Though her plans after college are unclear, Altmaier expresses interest in biotechnology. Because getting a job may be tough in the current economy, she is also considering graduate school...

Author: By Mark J. Chiusano and Hyung W. Kim, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Leaving the Locker Room | 4/22/2009 | See Source »

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