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Dates: during 2010-2019
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Senior Lisa Koll of Iowa State, who posted the fastest 10k time in Wednesday’s national championship race, led the group from the start, along with Illinois senior Angela Bizzarri and West Virginia junior Marie Louise Asselin. After the first few laps, Koll and Bizzarri began to pull ahead and stretch the gap separating them from the rest of the runners. Suddenly, Bizzarri slowed her pace and stepped off the track, withdrawing from the race, as Koll went on to win the national title with a time of 15:23.80, a full 30 seconds faster than...
Nicolas E. Jofre '13, director of Harvard College Act On A Dream—the student group that promotes education and awareness of immigration laws, and supports the DREAM Act—said that Balderas' case is not a unique one, for there are many undocumented students at Harvard and other institutions of higher learning across the nation...
Though opponents of immigration reform argue that such changes would reward families who broke the law by illegally entering the country in the first place, friends and activists have come forward in defense of Balderas in light of his detainment and possible deportation. A Facebook group titled "Keep Eric Home," that seeks to raise awareness of Monday's events, has grown to approximately 600 members since its creation on Thursday by Balderas' friend Mario Rodas, a student at the Extension School...
...Eric is a model stellar student and citizen at Harvard University," the Facebook group's description states. "His deportation will deprive all of us of a potential citizen whose courage, commitment, and sincere desire to help others through science can only make our country a better place...
...addition, the work group presented plans to enhance community engagement in the former Volkswagen dealership that the University had transformed into a free ice skating rink last year. Starting June 18, the building will house a batting cage and miniature golf course open to the community on weekends...