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...sole possession of first place going into the second round of Ivy play. The Big Red beat Harvard for the first time in four years, paced by the torrid shooting of guard Gretchen Gregg—the nation’s leading three-point shooter at 48 percent from beyond the arc—and a ferocious effort on the offensive glass. Cornell outrebounded Harvard 45-25 overall and corralled 18 offensive rebounds on the night.“They had almost as many offensive rebounds as we had total rebounds,” junior guard Niki Finelli said...
...jumped out to a 17-6 lead midway through the first half. “We came into this game really fired up and wanting to make a statement,” said Tay, who finished with 12 points and 10 assists. Harvard held the Lions to just 20 percent shooting in the opening period, and took a 37-16 lead into the locker room at halftime. Columbia, though, which trailed by as many as 27 in the first half, came out a different team in the second. In the first 10 minutes following the break, the Lions slowly chipped...
...When he arrived, the temperature changed.”“The force of good and of cheer that Venky brought, I assure you, was really palpable,” Knowles added.Venky spent his deanship deepening and broadening the SEAS faculty, which is now 50 percent larger than it was in 1998, according to a University statement. Research founded by outside organizations has grown 60 percent during his tenure, the statement said.“He’s a wonderfully, gregariously enthusiastic and optimistic person—he really inspires and gets the best...
...guard Drew Housman displayed much of that character, leading all scorers with 25 points and once again playing 36 minutes after racking up as much floor time the night before. Junior Evan Harris, who dealt with the monumental task of battling Baumann and Nwachukwu, contributed 14 points on 50 percent shooting from the floor along with eight rebounds. His four fouls, however, highlighted a night of inopportune foul trouble for the Crimson.The foul trouble proved vital to Columbia’s cause in the second half, as the Lions roared back from a nine-point deficit to take the lead...
...role of government in health care, according to a new study. The results from the poll—part of a series of studies conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) on health care and social policy issues during each presidential election—found that 70 percent of Democrats see a socialized medical system as positive, while 70 percent of Republicans view it as negative. “We were surprised by how big the differences were,” said Robert J. Blendon, a professor of health policy and political analysis at HSPH...