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...size never fits all, especially when it comes to mental health. That’s why the Virginia State Legislature’s recent decision to prohibit the state’s public universities from punishing students who attempt to commit suicide with expulsion or mandatory time off will cause far more problems than it solves...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Give Schools the Choice | 3/6/2007 | See Source »

...three matches to capture the doubles point, with No. 1 Kumar and Valkin and No. 2 junior Kieran Burke and Nguyen played crisply, each winning 8-2.At No. 3, Denenberg and Clayton showed their unfamiliarity with playing together, losing 8-5.NOTE: Friday’s match against Virginia was postponed until March 14.—Staff writer Jonathan B. Steinman can be reached at steinman@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Jonathan B. Steinman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Tennis Falls in Heart-Breaking Fashion | 3/5/2007 | See Source »

...president of Princeton’s student government and the site’s creator, said its inception “was sort of spontaneous.” Weinstein added that he got the idea for the Web site after hearing about a similar system at the University of Virginia from a visiting professor. This is not Weinstein’s first Web site—the sophomore drew attention when he created a “Crush Finder” Web site that matches students with their crushes. According to Weinstein, that site has over 1,300 participants...

Author: By Alexander B. Cohn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students E-Evaluate Profs | 3/5/2007 | See Source »

...film aspires to be an inspirational drama, emphasizing that the united American family can tackle anything. The hollow nature of its interpersonal relationships, however, ensures that “The Astronaut Farmer” has no heart. Farmer’s wife Audie’s (Virginia Madsen) unwavering commitment to fulfilling wishes that are often detrimental to her family is so laughably consistent that it is without depth. The stagnancy of their relationship is further reinforced by the fact that Madsen and Thornton make as well-matched a pair as a Napa Valley wine tasting and a broken bottle...

Author: By Caroline C. Corbitt, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Astronaut Farmer | 3/5/2007 | See Source »

...clearly impossible. But other patricians in the White House have passed as plebians. In 1840 the supporters of William Henry Harrison called him the Log Cabin and Hard Cider candidate, after his presumed abode and favorite drink. In fact, Harrison was the son of Benjamin Harrison V, a wealthy Virginia planter who had signed the Declaration of Independence. The Bushes, father and son, used Texas as a font for washing away Ivy League associations. Presidents must have simple manners too, concealing pride and other prickly emotions. Thus Dwight Eisenhower, an ambitious and brilliant general, became, in his political incarnation, smiling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: History: The People's Choice | 3/2/2007 | See Source »

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