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Vuvuzelas Banned From Annual Harvard-Yale Game

(Nov. 19) -- Except for an annoying horn and a prognosticating octopus, the World Cup is by now a fading memory. When Paul the Octopus passed on in October, months after the sea oracle accurately predicted the outcome of eight World Cup contests, it was an occasion for global mourning. Meanwhile, the world has tried, in...

Sure You Want to Go to Law School?

(Oct. 28) -- From 2007 to 2009, as the economy plummeted, the number of people who took the law school entrance exam increased by 20.5 percent. In the past decade, the number of American Bar Association-approved law schools went up 9 percent. Last year, law schools handed out more than 43,000 J.D.s -- 11.5 percent more...

Cornell's Win Over Wisconsin Sends Both Teams Home

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Bo Ryan lamented it was a coach's worst nightmare to prepare for Cornell in one day. He was partially correct. Game day was just as bad, if not worse. No. 12 seed Cornell continued its magical journey Sunday afternoon in the NCAA tournament, exploding to an early double-digit lead and sending another...

Talented Cornell Underdog in Name Only

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- There were a lot of people who thought Cornell was under-seeded at No. 12 in the NCAA Tournament. Count Wisconsin senior guard Jason Bohannon in that majority. Bohannon caught a portion of the Big Red's opening-round victory over Temple Friday afternoon from the seats of Veterans Memorial Arena. "I...