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...paper, the match was clearly a lopsided one. While Capkovic toured Europe playing some of the best juniors in the world, Nguyen spent his years being coached by his tennis- and badminton-enthusiast father...
Apple’s appeal, according to Rafael F. Garcia ’09 of Lowell House, a Mac enthusiast, is that its computers are easy to use and reliable. “The fact that there aren’t as many viruses or spyware for the Mac as there are for PCs definitely makes using the computer a lot more enjoyable than having to constantly fight a virus when you use a PC,” he said...
...seminal San Francisco nightclub the hungry i. After buying the cabaret in the early 1950s for $800, Banducci installed a brick-wall backdrop, now standard in comedy clubs, and urged artists to be themselves. In addition to nurturing Sahl, known for his edgy political satire, the flamboyant, beret-clad enthusiast helped launch such performers as Woody Allen, Barbra Streisand, Lenny Bruce, Bill Cosby and the Kingston Trio. Banducci...
...Mind and Body Ss a sports enthusiast and orthopedic surgeon, I am in contact with tomorrow's sports stars on a fairly regular basis. "Courting Eighth-Graders" gave an accurate and somewhat troubling snapshot of the college sports scene and the mind-set of athletes who are looking to enter the world of sports at an early age [Oct. 8]. Academics may not be on the front burner for these kids, but I thought that TIME would at least give honorable mention to the importance of studying and learning. We need to be concerned about academic standards and expectations...
...Amherst. Harvard students have not yet received any letters. Last week the U.S. Senate introduced legislation that would require colleges to actively monitor and stop student use of university bandwidth to engage in illegal file-sharing. Steve Lin ’08, who described himself as a music enthusiast “on the fringes of the debate,” said he enjoyed the event but wished that the talk had been more pragmatic. “There’s a lot of discussion of how it is now,” Lin said, adding that there needs...