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...contest with a total of 688 points, falling only to the dominant home Bulldogs, who led the field with a score of 1407. The meet, which was held in a champion style and therefore consisted of both preliminary and final trials, proved to be a bit of a wake-up call for the Crimson swimmers. Performing significantly worse than usual in its early rounds, the team’s potential Achilles’ heel was revealed. “One area we definitely need to improve is swimming faster in the morning,” senior Bill Jones said...
...Australia, the wake-up call can no longer be ignored. Since 2002, the world's dryest inhabited continent has been in the grip of the worst drought in its recorded history. In Melbourne, you're no longer allowed to fill your swimming pool, and in bone-dry Brisbane, residents aren't allowed any external water use without a permit. But the real pain has been borne in the Murray-Darling River Basin in southern Australia, the heart of the country's $30 billion agricultural economy. Even in good times, Murray-Darling receives as little as 10 in. of rain...
Celebrity Autobiography Joan Lunden's wake-up routine. Neil Sedaka's food diary. The Burt Reynolds--Loni Anderson divorce--from both sides. These and other excerpts from star memoirs are read off-Broadway with deadpan glee by a rotating cast in the funniest docu-theater stunt of the year...
...class. Over meals in the historic and crowded Annenberg Hall, the brief snapshot of college life led both parents and students to reflect on the first eight weeks of the academic year. Siya Ngcobo ’12 said the weekend provided him with a “wake-up call for how fast everything is happening.” His father said he now knows that the “best institution is the best for the child.” —Crimson staff writer Bita M. Assad can be reached at bassad@fas.harvard.edu...
...fourth quarter to put the Crimson up 24-20 punctuated what appears to be Harvard’s return to form—am improvement that should be aided by facing Dartmouth’s Ivy-worst rush defense next week. FLAG DAY The Crimson got a serious wake-up call on the opening drive when senior Andrew Berry got his clock cleaned by three Tigers coverage players when trying to receive the punt from Princeton’s Ryan Coyle. It appeared to be a clear-cut penalty for kick catch interference, but no flag flew...