Word: canadianization
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...Just as Dallas Mavericks fans cheer for Dirk Nowitzki (German) and Steve Nash (Canadian), so Madrilenos and Mancunians don't give a hoot about the nationality of a star, so long as he is playing for Real or United. That's indicative of a larger trend. In social matters, Europeans every day are becoming more "European" and less hidebound by national traditions - they worship the same sports stars, they drink the same wines, they dance to the same electronic beats, they vacation on the same beaches. Things go wrong only when attempts are made to craft European institutions...
This past January when Botterill missed two games for a Canadian national camp, Harvard still rolled comfortably through games against Princeton and Yale. Perhaps the greatest tribute to her success will be if her former Harvard teammates reflect her example and continue to thrive after her departure...
...rookies in goals (42), assists (51) and total points (93). She led the nation in power-play goals with 11. In fact, she was the country’s second best scorer, trailing only her linemate, Crimson captain and Canadian Olympic Gold Medalist Jennifer Botterill...
Kamin taught at a Canadian university until the late 1960s, when he was hired by Princeton’s psychology department, which he eventually chaired. Markham got a job at Albert Einstein Medical School, one of the few institutions that would hire blacklisted academics...
...captain of the women’s ultimate frisbee team as well as co-captain and former president of the table tennis team In the off-season from frisbee, Fong likes to pay homage to her Canadian years by playing JV women’s hockey...