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...defense kept the team in the contest by holding the potent Terrier offense in check.“I thought we played really well,” Tune said. “We were strong in the first, second, and third quarters, but our offense was weak in the fourth.”Connolly made 15 saves to lead the stellar defensive effort, but with only one more second-half score from rookie Luka Babic, the Crimson found the deficit insurmountable.Although the loss was tough, both Tune and Connolly continued to lead by example with excellent performances on Senior...

Author: By Evan Kendall, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: An End to Endless Losing Streak | 10/19/2008 | See Source »

...Coach tends not to show his cards until the spring season actually begins,” heavyweight captain Teddy Schreck said.And while powerhouses Brown, Washington, and Cal may have selected their best oarsmen for the championship eight event, that doesn’t mean the Crimson faced weak teams, as Wisconsin, Stanford, and Yale all assigned their most experienced rowers to the fours. Led by junior coxswain Joseph Lin and Schreck, the four heavyweight rowers did not disappoint, as they finished the three-mile course in fourth place with a time of 16:14.792. Starting third in the staggered race...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Heavy Four Highlights Regatta | 10/19/2008 | See Source »

...band is doing some kind of weak debate spinoff. They should leave it to the late night comics and stick to playing crappy 80's songs...

Author: By Crimson Sports Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CRIMSON LIVE: HARVARD FOOTBALL VS. LEHIGH | 10/18/2008 | See Source »

...able to sell off its toxic mortgages around the world. It appears that about half the toxic mortgages were exported. Had they not been, the U.S. would be in even worse shape. Moreover, even as our economy went into a slowdown, exports kept the U.S. going. But the weaknesses in America weakened the dollar and made it more difficult for Europe to sell its goods abroad. Weak exports meant a weak economy, and so the U.S. exported our downturn just as earlier we had exported our toxic mortgages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nobel Laureate: How to Get Out of the Financial Crisis | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

...against Bush. According to Traub, the strain that Bush was put under in the wake of 9/11 caused him to make foolhardy decisions despite his good intentions. Traub questions the theory that economic stability and prosperity are necessary for a successful democratic system. He discusses democracy in economically weak Mali at length. Although it has few valuable resources and a subsistence-farm-based economy, the people are genuinely content with the political situation. Drawing on the time he has spent there, Traub convincingly conveys the situation in Mali from a variety of perspectives, allowing the reader to see the social...

Author: By Marissa A. Glynias, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Spread Democracy, But Not Like W. | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

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