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Despite the absence of IM reps to pester summer residents for participation, the Secondary School and General Program have demonstrated surprising enthusiasm for these competitions. While the Straus Cup resides safely in 2009-champion Winthrop House, shielded from the influence of June and July results, summer school athletics director Lisa Harchut ’11 has found the key to promoting intramural attendance without the appeal of inter-house rivalry—by tapping into the desire for personal glory...
After observing such promising attendance, a question arises: Has the summer activities staff hit upon a more effective intramural approach? Could open-entry tournaments provide a bigger draw than Straus Cup competition? Or do the summer students simply take advantage of nicer weather and more free time? While the latter must certainly influence these popular competitions, it appears that an appeal to individual fame has won out over community pride...
SANTIAGO, Chile – The woman who sits next to me waltzes into the office at about 12:30 p.m. everyday, carrying a bright orange cup of Vendomatic coffee from the machine downstairs. She checks her e-mail, raves about her life to whoever might be listening, then generally leaves work after about 2 hours in the office. Last week she stepped out early to go swimming...
...pictures of Johannesburg preparing for the soccer World Cup...
...From July 9 through July 12, the Macau Poker Cup, a bimonthly tournament sponsored by PokerStars Macau, will see more than 100 players competing for a minimum of $129,000 in the main event. The event pales in comparison with the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas, which draws in 7,000 players for a grand prize of $8.5 million at its main event, but the Macau tournament's organizers have high hopes for the game's potential in Asia. "The gold standard is the World Series of Poker," says Fred Leung, marketing manager for poker company...