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...United States "doesn't want to be seen as the aggressor and the enforcer, especially in third world countries and the Western European basin," says Tim E. Codrington '95, who lives in Barbados. "If the U.S. had gone in shooting guns and storming the place, people would have said it's just American bullies...
...want to be made fun of, or have your country made fun of, read on. The few guidelines provided below came up after consulting students from Mexico and the Caribbean, among them Barbadian Timothy E. Codrington '95, Cochair of the Harvard Radcliffe Caribbean Club, and Dax P. Bayard '97, from the Virgin Islands. These suggestions, if followed closely, will endear you to the locals and make spring break a more enjoyable experience for everyone...
...then there is the Rocky thing. Tommy's resemblance to Mickey, Rocky Balboa's aging mentor, is uncanny. Club member James Fields '95 describes Coach Rawson as "Mickey from the Rocky movies," while Tim Codrington '95 calls his mentor "the epitome of the Rocky coach." Perhaps it's appropriate that Rawson looks like Rocky's coach. After all, according to club president Steve Brann '95, Tommy trained a Rocky for a year--real-life boxing legend Rocky Marciano...
After training with the club for at least two months, members have the option to spar with each other. Before sparring, members must don so much protective gear that "you could fall down a flight of stairs and not hurt yourself too bad," Codrington says. Coach Rawson is careful to match up only fighters of similar size and skill, and closely regulates bouts. And while sparring can get intense, it never gets out of hand. Brann notes that the club does not train its members "to be aggressive and hurt people." This view is echoed by Codrington, who says that...
...Mayor Reeves really tries to encourage students to get involved with politics," Codrington says...