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Just looking at the numbers, Barry Bonds is a baseball god. He has cracked a record 762 career home runs, clinching baseball’s most cherished record, and won seven awards for most valuable player. Yet despite his obvious superiority over other baseball players, nobody reveres Barry Bonds, and many fans no longer respect him. His name is synonymous with lying, cheating, and infamy. Bonds’ records were achieved with the use of a host of chemicals, used as performance enhancers, and his records will forever be tainted with a proverbial asterisk, and many fans’ faith...

Author: By Peter L. Knudson | Title: Academic Asterisk | 5/7/2010 | See Source »

...achieve the same elevated cognitive state a second time is to pop a pill again. How can a nation that is so quick to demonize professional athletes who are trying to get an edge artificially, stand by while youth emulate their behavior? Just like tainting a homerun record, students who take Adderall before the SAT are jeopardizing the college admissions process, as well as a lifetime of worthwhile academic achievement by millions of students who chose to not “enhance” their performance. Students who take Adderall in order to study are cheating as much as someone...

Author: By Peter L. Knudson | Title: Academic Asterisk | 5/7/2010 | See Source »

Perlman took the loss for the Crimson, allowing six runs (two earned) in 4.2 innings and finishing the year with a record of 1-2. Hunter Gordon picked up the victory for the Eagles after throwing two scoreless innings in relief of Clemens...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rocky Campaign Closes With a Loss | 5/7/2010 | See Source »

Harvard and Cornell finished the season with identical league records and even head-to-head results, so hosting was determined based on which team had the best record against the third-place team, Penn...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ivy League Championship At Stake This Weekend | 5/7/2010 | See Source »

With a week and a half to go until the Eastern Sprints, there is certainly time for the Crimson to find more speed. A perfect dual season record brings Harvard one step closer to realizing its dream, but for these oarsmen, it will be their finish at Sprints and IRAs that matters most...

Author: By Jessica L. Flakne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Lightweights Finish Dual Season Unbeaten | 5/5/2010 | See Source »

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