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...victim of an unfortunate collision of biology and physics - a collision that is becoming scarily common in the worlds of athletics and organized sports. The human body is a sturdy one, but only up to a point, able to withstand collisions of about 15 m.p.h., which is about as fast as an average person can run. The skull is designed to be especially rugged - the permanent home and helmet for the brain - but even it can't take a much more serious hit. The problem is that over the centuries, we've developed all manner of ways to exceed...
...m.p.h. and strike ice, hard-packed snow or another solid object with the head, they're likely to suffer severe injury, and again the presence of a helmet may not make much difference. It's in the middle area - at speeds that are neither very slow nor very fast - that a helmet can play the biggest role. The trick, of course, is that you never know when you're going to be in that gray zone, since even slow beginner skiers can lose control and speed up, and high-speed skiers have to slow down eventually. (See pictures of skiing...
Harvard is known as a college that holds fast to its traditions. When the Harvard Corporation voted to change the calendar in 2007—after significant pressure from the Undergraduate Council—it was only the second time in Harvard’s 373-year history that the University had done so. The last time that the calendar had changed...
...NCAA Championships—taking place at Texas A&M’s Student Rec Center Natatorium in College Station—where she, junior Alexandra Clarke, and Coach Morawski are currently training for the competition.“I think [Clarke and I] are swimming at a really fast pace,” Mills declared. “It’s been fun these past weeks training for the championships. There is a lot of excitement since we have been working hard all season. We’re ready to go.” Mills and Clarke...
Currently, Quad residents have to walk to either Porter or Harvard Squares to withdraw money—which becomes a problem when students need fast cash at night, when regular shuttle service is not available...