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If Harry Truman's inauguration had been proclaimed by one of the theaters lining Washington's black U Street in 1949, the marquee might have read: ''The Truman Inauguration, starring Lionel Hampton.''

Harvard beat the Bulldogs for the second straight year, and for the seventh time in eight years.

Noah Van Niel, last year’s starting fullback, will be on the field again Saturday belting out the national anthem before the Crimson’s annual game against Yale.

Ryan Barnes ensured the triumph for the Crimson with his third interception of the game and became the hero in Harvard’s victory over Pennsylvania on Saturday.

The Crimson took the lead on a 6-yard run by Gino Gordon, then held on to overtake the Tigers.

Coach Tommy Amaker’s decision to cut the players recruited by his predecessor has raised eyebrows in the conference and has angered the players, their parents and coaches.

For the second time in nine years, the Ivy preseason poll resulted in a tie.

April 4, 1968, was a day when black people didn't feel much like singing ''God Bless America.'' It was an ugly time made worse by a sense of despair too deep for words. Somebody had killed the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Frank Ben-Eze was mentioned last week in a Times article in which former Harvard coaches and members of the Ivy League said that the Crimson had lowered its academic standards.

Frank Ben-Eze was mentioned last week in a Times article in which former Harvard coaches and members of the Ivy League said that the Crimson had lowered its academic standards.