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The People's Baseball Station by Chen Wu Fall is usually a depressing time. Things start dying in the fall. The trees lose their leaves, the squirrels disappear into their burrows, and the weather outside turns nasty and cold. With school starting in early September too, there really isn't much at all to like about this time of year.
By Chen Wu and Jim Murrett in Sports

2. Weekly Rant
Published Thursday, October 16, 2003

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED? Two Bay-area teams from two politically messed-up states choked big time last week, and unlike in the California recall or the Florida recount, both candidates will get selected in this race. First we turn to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who blew the biggest lead in the shortest amount of time in NFL history.
By Christopher Re in Sports

3. Head of the Charles Preview
Published Thursday, October 16, 2003

Be ready, friends: Head of the Charles weekend is upon us. It's time for those two days out of the year when the Yard is closed to tourists, and thousands of rowing aficionados and thrill seekers alike descend upon fair Cambridge for a glimpse of the action.
By Becky Hammer and Jim Murrett in Sports

4. Girls' night out
Published Thursday, October 16, 2003

Less than five years ago, Harvard's underground social scene was dominated by traditional male final clubs, each well established through a long history and ample alumni funding. Today, there are numerous social outlets open to women, consisting of two social clubs - Pleiades and Sabliere, three sororities - Kappa Alpha Theta, Delta Gamma, and the new Kappa Kappa Gamma, and three female final clubs - Isis, Seneca, and the Bee.
By Amelia Atlas and Christopher Smallwood in News

5. Math + 55 = Don't try this at home
Published Thursday, October 16, 2003

When you do a 20-page problem set every week, you get to feel pretty attached to the prob- lems," said Jared Bass '07. Attached? "Each time I solve a problem, it's like meeting a new person; when it's time to turn them in, it's like you have to say good-bye," added Michael Von Korff '07.
By Steve Lee in News

6. Sexual orientation
Published Thursday, October 16, 2003

Like the classes before them, the Class of 2007 marched from meeting to meeting in the opening weeks of school, but this year there was a new emphasis of the orientation activities: rape. Piling into the Science Center lecture halls for peer counselor and University Health Services presentations, as well as for an improvisational skit, freshmen continued to introduce themselves with the obligatory name-dorm-hometown-potential concentration.
By David Griffin in News

7. Where Are They Now?
Published Thursday, October 16, 2003

The Harvard University Band marches under police escort down JFK St. In the rain, the box formation of the band members makes them look like legionnaires. Trumpets swing back and forth in the air like old Roman lances, and the drums beat out a military cadence.
By Chen Wu and Jim Murrett in Sports

8. Comeback Kids
Published Thursday, October 16, 2003

Everyone loves a comeback. Well, okay, everyone loves a comeback when it's their team who's pulling through to win. Unfortunately for Lafayette fans, the men of the Harvard Crimson (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) were the ones celebrating after their stunning come-from-behind victory last Saturday when the two teams clashed at Harvard Stadium.
By Becky Hammer in Sports