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...lighter note, the Campus Energy Reduction Cartoon (CERtoon) contest proves that green art does not necessarily have to be composed of green materials. The program rewards enviro-artists with goodies ranging from an iPod nano to gift certificates to Harvard Square shops and restaurants...
...least one Crimson basketball player—have joined March Madness pools on the Facebook. Although the Harvard men’s basketball team will not be playing in the NCAA tournament, rules discouraging gambling on college sports still apply. And while the Facebook pools are free to enter, contestants can win up to $25,000. Winning that money, according to the NCAA, might constitute gambling. “It is a violation for student athletes, coaches, as well as administrators to participate in bracket contests for monetary benefit gain and sports wagering,” NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn...
...contest provides opportunities to the students that extend beyond competition, Heinsman said...
Heinsman added that the contest has a large social component to it as well, including tours of Tokyo, a life-size chess board, and undisclosed festivities...
...competition lasts five hours, with 10 problems for each team to solve, Heinsman said. When the teammates figure out a solution, they submit it to a bank of judges. When a team finds a solution, contest staff bring a color-coded balloon, with one color for each problem solved. Other teams watch for the proverbial white smoke...