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...admire this Cantabrigian combination of activity and leisure. It suggests that pursuing excellence in one area can be balanced with a fulfilling pursuit of mediocrity in others. At Harvard, my friends and I often felt pressured to pursue what we did best at the expense of everything else. My unserious interest in photography was set aside, as was my roommate’s in playing jazz guitar. At Cambridge, finding your personal balance just seems to be given greater weight...
...just incredibly fast.” Despite the setback, Pangilinan came away from the weekend with no regrets. She only had pride for her team. “It’s bittersweet,” Pangilinan said. “But at the same time, it felt so good to win that for my team. It was a great way to go out, even if I don’t make the NCAAs.” The exceptional speed in the pool on Saturday was largely attributable to the extra training many swimmers are putting...
...rest of the discussion. Mihiri U. Tillakaratne ’09, the president of the Buddhist group, said she enjoyed the second, more student-led discussion on Sunday because “the environment was very open and accepting.” “I really felt that all of us were trying to understand the other’s religion,” Tillakaratne said. “We got a chance to not only talk about something very complicated and profound, but also talk about our own personal lives, especially as college students.” Tillakaratne...
...Crimson was the only squad to notch three top-10 epee finishes. “Today I started out feeling pretty sick, so I wasn’t sure how it was going to go,” Stallings said. “[In the final round] I felt surprisingly in control of the other seven fencers, because I’d had trouble with a couple of those fencers from the region this year. It was good to turn that around before the championship itself.” The medaling continued in the foil, where junior co-captain...
...like a team with nothing to lose. It was ugly at times but I loved our fight on the defensive end and on the boards.”The importance of the grittier aspects of the game became apparent in the final few seconds. With lead changes in what felt like every second-half possession, junior Katie Rollins put the Crimson up by one with a minute and a half remaining, courtesy of a nice inside move.On the ensuing possession, some tight defense led to a Columbia miss, and junior Niki Finelli grabbed the rebound. After winding down the clock...