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Harvard's first national competition since 1993 opened against perennial powerhouse Stanford. The Cardinal (27-5) entered the NCAA tournament riding an 11-game winning streak, a run that included victories against No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 California and No. 4 USC. Stanford boasted two 2000 Olympic team members and another player in the midst of a 23-game scoring streak...
...MARRIAGE Contrary to popular belief, and the marriage counseling of yesteryear, new studies have found that airing all your differences with your marital partner is likely to do more harm than good. Such arguing often leads to, well, more arguing. According to a study by Andrew Christensen at UCLA, couples who are less critical and more accepting of their differences have the most successful marriages. Couples can find an online survey related to this research at acceptancesurvey.com...
...aggressive behavior seems to require some testosterone in your system. But researchers have yet to show conclusively that adding a little more in males who already have a normal range of the stuff does much to make them more aggressive or confrontational. In one study, Dr. Christina Wang of UCLA found that men with low testosterone were actually more likely to be angry, irritable and aggressive than men who had normal to high-normal levels of testosterone. When their testosterone was increased during hormone-replacement therapy, their anger diminished and their sense of well-being increased. "Testosterone is probably...
...chance to get a college education. Proponents of affirmative action, however, argue that this approach removes minority students from the top state universities. In California, for example, minority college enrollment has remained steady under the new system, but has tailed off at top schools, such as UC Berkeley and UCLA, and in the most competitive graduate programs. This phenomenon is known as "cascading" - dropping large chunks of minority populations down from top-tier to medium- and lower-tier schools. But it also has its upside: Students don't require as many remedial courses to help them catch up with other...
...cliche is good pitching beats good hitting," Crockett said. "I guess we'll see how true that is this weekend. We've faced some good-hitting teams in Florida and UCLA. Anything can happen, but I think it's looking good...