Word: championed
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...Long before they ever met each other, these two were kindred spirits. Scorsese's films spoke with a tone that Ebert had never heard before, and Ebert was Scorsese's champion well before the director became a household name. As the two have grown old and famous together, this back-and-forth has become a compelling - perhaps even defining - dialogue in their careers. "We have never become close friends. It is best that way," Ebert writes in his introduction. "We talk whenever he has a new film coming out, or at tributes, industry events, or film festivals. We have dinner...
...highest level, fencing is certainly one of those sports that can offer you a situation where you can really see something at the highest level,” head coach Peter Brand said.On the women’s side, the silver medalist, two-time All-American, and 2005 national champion Cross returns to compete in the foil along with junior co-captain Arielle Pensler and junior Anna Podolsky. Fellow junior and 2007 All-American Misha Goldfeder will join the team in the spring when she returns from studying aboard.Last year the epee was the Crimson’s weakest link...
Creating an inspired look from scratch with 24 dollars in 24 hours? For fashion veteran Lucy W. Baird ’10, this is a familiar challenge. Both the defending champion from last year’s FM Fast Fashion Challenge, and an active member of The Vestis Council, a Harvard organization for fashion design Baird is old hat at anything involving fabric and scissors. It’s a Friday afternoon and the clock reads 4 p.m. The designers are given names of famous Harvard alumni on slips of paper as inspiration for the looks they will create. Baird...
That includes two-time champion driver Tony Stewart, who picked next season (with unfortunate Wachovia-like timing) to strike out with his own NASCAR team. Stewart is finding slim pickings for sponsorship deals that can run from $15 million to more than $20 million a season. He's had to cover his car with two lead sponsors, when he couldn't find one willing to shell out enough money, and has yet to fully fund his second car piloted by former champion Ryan Newman...
...disadvantage sizewise.”Watson had seven top-eight finishes, and ended the weekend on a high note, coming in fourth and second place in the regatta’s final two races. Boston College’s Annie Haeger was crowned national champion in a dominant performance.It was, all in all, a successful weekend for Harvard’s doublehanded-minded captain.“Singlehanded, I was just really excited to qualify for nationals – it’s not my specialty. So just being able to go there and sail against those girls...