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...played four nationally ranked opponents, lost six of its seven games, and gone through an altogether grueling beginning to its season in preparation for its run at an Ivy championship. Sometimes hard work really does pay off. The Crimson’s tough beginning schedule made the squad fitter and more prepared on Sunday as it defeated Penn (4-2-1, 0-1-0 Ivy) by a 2-1 score, capturing the team’s first win of the season in the game the team had been waiting for—its Ivy opener. And for a young group...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hard Work Pays Dividends | 9/24/2006 | See Source »

...even more breathtaking: Those style-section stories are full of women who can't face the fact that they are, they really and truly are, a D. "Some women have gotten angry when I tell them they're a D-cup. They think that's huge," said a bra fitter in one of those upteenth style stories...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: If Your Bra Doesn't Fit, Go Shopping | 6/27/2006 | See Source »

...cadet school and specialized in infantry training. Myat San is one of a rare breed at Harvard: the international military veteran. Many countries impose compulsory military service which young men and women must fulfill before seeking university education. Students from countries like Switzerland and Germany often arrive at Harvard fitter, older, and more mature (at least in riflery skills) than the average 18-year-old freshman. Myat San, from Singapore, faced two and a half years of service after graduating from high school. And the first three months of training were no walk in the park...

Author: By Amy E. Heberle, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Here, Military Isn't A Choice | 3/15/2006 | See Source »

...We’ve been working really well together.” “The whole team has worked very hard all fall,” Graham said. “We’re healthier than we were last year at this time and fitter, with fewer injuries.” Harvard is part of a select group of 16 highly-ranked teams and is guaranteed at least three matches over the weekend. Based on the outcome of those contests, the Crimson may play a fourth match, which would give the team another chance to go head...

Author: By Barbara R. Barreno, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women's Tennis Warms Up Versus BU | 1/31/2006 | See Source »

...time put a number on how fit a female should be. In the study of more than 5,700 women over age 35, those who couldn't reach 85% of their expected exercise capacity in a treadmill test were twice as likely to die within eight years as their fitter peers. --By Sora Song

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Doctor's Orders: Aug. 15, 2005 | 8/7/2005 | See Source »

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