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...frustrating inertia on environmental issues, fueling consumer excitement and easing the transition to a cleaner American lifestyle.Except in extreme cases, imploring people to conserve—by turning off their lights, turning down the heat, and walking to work—won’t do the trick anytime soon. Climate change is a gradual process, although it will definitely yield extreme results over the long run. The slow pace of change means that most people cannot grasp the urgency of the problem. It will take more than the pleas from rich, “enlightened” environmentalists...

Author: By Jonathan B. Steinman | Title: Leaps Forward | 12/10/2007 | See Source »

...Which of the following is most closely related to a whale? 1) manatee; 2) mouse; 3) pig; 4) kangaroo? Maureen E. Boyle ’08: “I’m going to guess the obvious one, although I’m sure this is a trick question. So, I’ll just guess manatee.” 5. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Boyle: “A 3-pound woodchuck. Then the answer is definitely 30 pounds of wood. Yeah, I’m sure about that...

Author: By Emma R. Coleman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: P.B.K. IQ | 12/5/2007 | See Source »

...points over the weekend in the Crimson’s road sweep of RPI and Union. The men’s hockey team saw one of its players honored as well. Freshman forward Michael Biega was named the ECAC Rookie of the Week after scoring his first career hat trick in No. 13 Harvard’s 3-3 tie with Yale last Wednesday. They were the first goals of his career, including one assisted by his brother, sophomore defenseman Alex Biega. —THE CRIMSON STAFF

Author: By Crimson staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SPORTS BRIEF: Crimson trio reels in Ivy, ECAC Player and Rookie of the Week accolades | 12/5/2007 | See Source »

...first time we went trick-or-treating without our parents, John had the idea that we could bring several pillowcases with us instead of little bags,” Bear said...

Author: By Nan Ni, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kirkland Student Dies | 12/3/2007 | See Source »

...Taylor said. “We don’t want to lay down and just have them hit us. We want to step up, too.” Harvard’s first big chance to score came when freshman forward Michael Biega, coming off of a hat trick Wednesday night, fired a low shot on Devine. Senior forward Paul Dufault and a Dartmouth defender simultaneously pounced on the rebound, and the puck flew over the cage in a scuffle for control. But the Crimson also survived tense moments in the second period. With sophomore Alex Biega...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Joyce, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Taylor Saves Day in Gritty Clash with Green | 12/2/2007 | See Source »

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