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When my sister and I were younger, Virginia's colonial capital was always the family's default spring break destination of choice...
...Olympics they will be on thin ice once again. Last month the Duchesnays withdrew from the European championships after Paul suffered a flare-up of an old groin injury. The default neither jeopardized the Duchesnays' berth on the French team nor presaged a no-show in Albertville -- "We will be there if we have to crawl," Isabelle assures. But it cost them a valuable opportunity to preview their new long program, an intricate dance choreographed by Dean and set to music from West Side Story. A routine that relies on such familiar strains is unlikely to meet with the resistance...
Going to medical school is an easy choice for many Asians at Harvard because it is for many Asian students and their families the default career choice. Plenty of Asians have become successful doctors, so plenty of Asians take the path most traveled. Racial discrimination is relatively uncommon in science, where recognition and advancement hinge on correct answers and well-designed experiments, epitomized in lab reports and objective test scores...
...Crimson's Bill Counihan was leading in the 190 lbs. match against Mike Litke, but suffered a knee injury and was forced to default...
Steve Aoki was also forced to default in the 118 lbs. match due to a knee injury, this time at the hands of Cornell's Jim Meckley. Aoki may be out for the rest of the season...