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...Although what Lincoln had in mind when he spoke of "towering genius" is extremely rare--he gives Alexander, Caesar and Napoleon as examples--one still finds similar passions in the geniuses who grow regularly within a democracy, such as the kind of geniuses who fill the elite schools, Harvard not least among them. For these students, who might otherwise "boldly take to the task of pulling down," cheering for underdogs in the NCAA tournament is cathartic. The tournament allows their revolutionary energies to be safely spent...
...Crimson has started the season strong, although it has faced two weak opponents in B.C. and Colgate, who have a combined record of 1-4 on the season...
Freshman attackman Matt Primm has amassed 10 goals and three assists in his first two collegiate games. Although Primm had three goals and two assists in the joke that was the fourth period against B.C., he was impressive against Colgate early, getting the second goal for Harvard less than a minute after sophomore midfielder Mike Baly's opening strike...
...advocates of independent news sources alike will be watching the latest of these mergers with interest. The Los Angeles Times was a local institution that worked to become a respected national paper, distinguishing itself with stellar local coverage along with hard-hitting reporting on the national and international levels. Although its parent company may have changed, we hope that the same level of journalistic integrity and good reporting will continue for the Los Angeles Times and all of the new subsidiaries of the Tribune Company...
...more important, perhaps, hints at the fact that NATO's troop presence needs to be maintained, or even expanded, to prevent a renewed outbreak of hostilities. "If NATO left either Bosnia or Kosovo, they'd be back at war within months," says TIME State Department correspondent Massimo Calabresi. "Although things are certainly immeasurably better now than they were a year ago, the deep-seated political problems are by no means solved...