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...years in jail. If it is the later years on his résumé that outrage South Africa's élite - the court cases, the damaging fight with Mbeki, the three wives and 18 children - it is his early activism that makes him a natural champion for the poor...
Coming off a 6-0 run at last Saturday’s Harvard Invitational—where the Crimson defeated the defending national champion Penn State in a 14-13 squeaker—Harvard improved it record to 7-0 with its win over Tufts. Crimson coach Peter Brand has called his team’s performance this year “terrific” and yesterday’s meet against Tufts was no exception. In what Brand called “a rout in every respect,” the Harvard sabre and foil squads both went undefeated...
...persuasion; her home, which is bigger than Tara, boasts bedroom pillows that are a riot of checks, stripes and leopard-skin patterns. Her personality is no less colorful. She struts through life with a scary assurance; she's a blond tornado, looking for people to put down, causes to champion. Finding Michael gives her a mission that unites home, school and her driving ambition. It's as if Erin Brockovich had been given charge...
Franchi's creative flair is evident throughout, from the funky furniture (including a sofa inspired by Vladimir Tatlin's famous Monument to the Third International) to the themed rooms. Dedicated to Ayrton Senna, one room has a video of the Formula 1 champion above the bed. A new suite devoted to Picasso is scattered with ephemera from the master's Mougins studio...
Chenoweth won the meet’s 8k race in a time of 25:09.0 to become Harvard’s first individual champion in well over a decade and boost the men’s team to a sixth-place finish...