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...something Harvard has that many universities don’t, [and] that’s what sets us apart.”The fencers themselves laud Brand’s team-building style.“One thing he really does well is if you lose a bout, [he reassures] you that it doesn’t matter, that it’s about having fun, and that the winning will come if you enjoy yourself,” says Anne Austin, co-captain of the women’s team. “And he recognizes that fencers...
...World Championships in Taebacek City, South Korea, nonetheless, Cross faced unforeseen challenges. Cross entered the qualification round ranked No. 10, an unlikely draw that matched her up against two Russians who currently ranked among the best junior fencers in the world. Cross barely escaped the second of the two bouts with a 15-14 win. Surprised to make it to the gold-medal bout, one familiar opponent stood between Cross and a repeat title. In the 2005 finals, Cross narrowly defeated Arianna Errigo of Italy in a nail-biting 15-14 win. This time, she dismantled the Italian...
...that I had found a place where I could belong.”Brown remembers Faludi as a “very hardworking, very driven” reporter and a kind colleague who took the time to visit Brown in the hospital after she suddenly fell ill with a bout of pneumonia.“She was highly focused and she always was willing to write an honest opinion even if that was not a popular opinion,” fellow Crimson executive Steven J. Rosston’81 says.FAMILY MATTERS Faludi grew up in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. where...
...probably be cannon fodder for a Republican incumbent like Allen, a party star and probable presidential candidate. It wouldn't be an easy race for Webb either, but his candidacy might begin to redden the Democrats' necks in the South. And with his pugilistic history-he fought a famous bout against Oliver North at Annapolis-Webb would surely give Allen a tussle...
...Lebowski, plays a tourist reading a guidebook in the Paris Metro. "Never make eye contact," the book advises. But it's too late; he has inadvertently done just that with a woman on the opposite platform. Her beau takes offense, and Buscemi finds himself the injured party in a bout of romantic gamesmanship. Nasty, natty...