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...orifices. Several days later, doctors diagnosed the expat aid worker with a milder, non-lethal variation of the disease. Since there are no drugs or vaccines for dengue, Tind Simmons did what some 38,500 infected Cambodians did this year: he drank plenty of water and waited for his bout of "bone-break fever," as the disease is often called, to go away...
...stop it, the Crimson capped off its fall season last night with a 21-6 victory over Tufts at the Malkin Athletic Center. The foil and sabre fencers continued the dominance its shown all season, going 9-0 and 8-1, respectively, while the epee lost its final bout to fall 5-4. Despite fatigue from a nine-match week, last night was a relief for the fencers, who faced a much less experienced Jumbo team that has not beaten Harvard in recent memory. “We pretty much knew that Tufts is fairly weak, it?...
...women’s fencing teams were busy this weekend as they faced six separate teams, but Harvard was boosted by some unexpected standout individual performances. Both teams beat Sacred Heart by a score of 21-6 yesterday at the Malkin Athletic Center. In dual-meet play, nine bouts are fought for each weapon—with three fencers in each weapon facing off in round-robin play—for a total of 27 bouts. The men’s side won all three weapons, 7-2 in saber, 8-1 in foil, and 6-3 in epee...
...final, O’Connor faced No. 5 seed Darrion Caldwell of North Carolina State. Caldwell had already upset No. 1 seed Ryan Churella of Michigan in dominating fashion, 12-3, in the semifinal. O’Connor fell in a much closer match, 8-6, losing his first bout of the season. “I had to wrestle my way back into the match the whole time and couldn’t do it at the end,” O’Connor said. “There’s always room for improvement...
...where does this “itch” come from? One particular bout broke out in the early 20th century, when many graduates—often from Oxbridge—found themselves with the means to travel more cheaply and safely than before. Somewhat averse to joining the London set, banking and lawyering their way through the gilded age (sound familiar?), and terrified of being domesticated by modern life, they left England to become romantic heroes in their own right. Along the way they mutated into state spies, aviators, and colonial rebels...