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...Everybody is all healthy,” Green said. “We got what we wanted, and now we’re ready for Ivies.”FRESNO STATE 5, HARVARD 2The Bulldogs swept the doubles portion and then won four singles matches in straight sets to take the overall match win. The Crimson, however, got two inspired performances from Schnitter and junior Catriona Stewart in singles.“It’s been great because different people have been stepping up for us,” Green said. “We?...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: First Victory Remains Elusive Heading into Ivy League Season | 3/31/2008 | See Source »

...handle the heat.In the first four games of its spring break trip out West, Harvard (1-14) had trouble keeping up with its high-ranked competition. The Crimson suffered a 9-4 defeat to UC Riverside (6-13, 0-1 Big West) and then fell in three straight blowouts to No. 14 San Diego (19-9, 1-1 WCC). Over the four games, Harvard was outscored 46-8 and hit only .181.“It’s tough to go out and get beat like we are everyday,” captain Matt Vance said...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Overwhelmed Out West | 3/30/2008 | See Source »

...symbol was simple--a few straight lines inside a circle. But like a Chinese character, its form was suggestive. The straight lines hinted at the human body. The circle brought to mind Planet Earth. (It also looked a bit like the Mercedes-Benz logo, which has led to some confusion over the years.) Importantly, anybody could draw...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Piece of Our Time | 3/27/2008 | See Source »

...criminal elements" can ignore the cease-fire before the cease-fire becomes meaningless as a practical matter. Even as Bergner characterized the fight as a battle between the Iraqi government and "criminals," rockets launched from the militia's Sadr City stronghold poured into the Green Zone for the fourth straight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Iraq, Trying to Salvage a Cease-Fire | 3/27/2008 | See Source »

...look home to la belle France for Sarkozy's dividends from this trip. Since his election last May as a populist, straight-talking President, his appeal has waned. Flash watches and swish sunglasses landed him the nickname "President Bling Bling." Sarkozy's very public romance with Carla Bruni, the former supermodel who he married last month, did little for the reputation of his office. Moreover, much ballyhooed reforms aimed at revving up France's spluttering economy have so far been disappointing, leaving his center-right UMP party humiliated by voters in local elections earlier this month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sarkozy's Conquest of London | 3/27/2008 | See Source »

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