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...grows crisp and the leaves crunch underfoot, the true sign of the new season is upon us—the return of Ivy League football to Harvard Stadium. Following a pair of road games, the Crimson (2-1, 0-1 Ivy) hopes to make the most of its return home as it faces undefeated Cornell (3-0, 1-0 Ivy) at noon tomorrow...
...roadless north, are just as scary and exotic. They seem as unsubstantial as bicycles, all wires and struts. Wedge yourself into the right-hand front seat next to the pilot, and you may discover that you have a fully operable wheel in your lap and control pedals underfoot. You don't get pedals on the Eastern shuttle. The tourist is much intrigued. Could I learn to fly one of these contraptions? This line of thinking is scarier than orcas or floatplanes because it leads to seductive questions: ''Could I live in this chilly, light-struck wilderness? Could...
Walk from University Hall to Johnston Gate someday and pay attention to what lies underfoot. There’s a problem with the Yard’s sidewalks. But what is it? The distressed asphalt, the knots of tourists, and the haphazard layout are all issues. Set those petty gripes aside, though: the most distressingly grave issue with our sidewalks remains their stark, shocking nudity...
...target of Tuesday's attack may have marked it as a turning point in the campaign of political violence that has racked Lebanon since 2004, but the spectacle was grimly familiar: The acrid stench of smoke, the crunching of shattered glass underfoot, pools of black oil from destroyed vehicles, smeared gouts of congealing blood, wide-eyed and angry soldiers and police thrusting back crowds of journalists and onlookers. The car suspected of carrying the bomb was a twisted sculpture of fire-blackened steel. A second car, containing the bodies of two of the victims, appeared to have taken the brunt...
...Christmas season and the baseball season nearly overlap, as retailers count on Santa for as much as half their annual sales. If that's not bad enough, the political season has spun forward as well; Iowans plan to caucus on Jan. 3, with confetti still underfoot...