What a weird new millenium this is turning out to be.

Genetically-engineered monkeys? A Giants-Ravens Super Bowl? A George W. Bush presidency? Could these events be the first warning signs of the end of civilization as we know it?

Well, not likely. Although these developments are strange and unique, I don't think we have to be necessarily worried about the genetically engineered primate… in the White House!

Alright, enough of the bitter partisan humor. I apologize to my Republican friends. Both of them.

As I was saying earlier, this is turning out to be an odd New Year. In particular, the men's basketball team is having quite the interesting month of January.

In a very short period of time since the New Year began--a span of five games, to be exact--Harvard has seemingly experienced the full spectrum of basketball competence and emotion.

The Crimson was blown out in embarrassing fashion (by 33 points at Navy), but has also blown out an opponent in an identical manner (a margin of 33 points against UNH).

Harvard has suffered the agonizing heartbreak of losing a close game at home (against Yale last Friday), but has also inflicted similar pain by narrowly defeating an opponent on the road (at Dartmouth the week before last).