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Most women's clubs have been simply men's sticks with lighter shafts attached or done up in pretty colors. But when I tried out Callaway's new irons at my local range, I was immediately struck by how different they looked and felt. Instead of a thin base, the i-brid, as it's called, has a broader, flat sole that can sit on the turf only one way--the right way, at the angle that virtually guarantees the ball will get into the air. "With the i-brid, you make a regular swing, and you get loft...
Working-class champion vs. faculty-club favorite is a Democratic chestnut. Obama descends from a long line of forefathers: Jerry Brown, Gary Hart, Paul Tsongas, Bill Bradley, Howard Dean. Principled, bookish, often aloof--nearly every campaign produces one, and they'd all be President if Presidents were chosen by the salons at Charlie Rose's round table. But Presidents are, in fact, chosen over the dinner tables of ordinary folks, who have an enduring immunity to the charms of such candidates. Obama, however, is a debugged and turbocharged version of the old model; he is expanding the affluent constituency...
...Comping Instead of simply joining a club, Harvard students are forced to “comp”—a.k.a doing mindless bitch work and attending useless seminars...
...give up their street cred, defending the difficulty of their oft-belittled sport. “You have to be reactive and on your toes. It requires a lot more athleticism and skill than most players initially think,” says co-President of the Harvard Table Tennis Club Tim L. Kovachy ’09. Ping pong: not for the weak. Or the uncoordinated. In the end, though, the competitors managed to keep their cool in the heat of the competition. “Just play point by point,” Clifford Beltzer...
...large number of varsity athletic wins), the recent cut in the junior varsity (JV) athletic program has taken many by surprise. Following weighted encouragement from the powers-that-be, also known as the Athletic Department, many JV sports this year have made the switch to the less-regulated club status.This JV-to-club push has been met by a mix of annoyance and enthusiasm from student athletes. Though teams are not being required to make the transition to club status, many have felt pressure to do so. Nadia O. Gaber ’09-’10, a member...