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Senior Dora Gyoffy and sophomore Kart Siilats finished one-two in the high jump, while freshman Andrea Li and sophomores Bryce Weed and Amy Bei swept the pole vault...
...family have made their home since 1911. During his student years in that rollicking city, the budding architect visited the graceful three-story mansion often and drew inspiration from its French colonial touches and lush gardens. "This house holds my family's soul," says Pei's cousin Bei Nianzheng, who was born in the house in 1956 and still lives there. "But now the government says they will tear it down because of urban development...
...Peis two letters. One, dated last spring, promised the house will not be destroyed, because it was designated a historic monument in 1999. The other, which arrived in late January, gave the family one month to find a new home. "I don't know which document to believe," said Bei, as the Feb. 21 deadline to move out passed without a peep from city officials. "So we didn't do anything. Now we're just waiting for the government to tell us what it's going...
...beginning of the Cultural Revolution, the Peis were forced to move into the servants' quarters and donate the main house and grounds for a new middle school. Still, the Peis?many of whom had dispersed overseas?managed to keep the house's deed in their name. In 1979, Bei and her husband quietly moved back into the mansion. Over the years, they have slowly restored the house, peeling off the concrete and paint that Red Guards had poured over the woodwork and colorfully tiled floors...
Harvard's other two wins came from freshman Sarah Park and sophomore Amy Bei in the epee and sabre, respectively...