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...None of the banners hanging in the rafters above the gym floor at Lavietes Pavilion represent an Ivy League championship in men’s basketball. In the 50-year history of the conference, Harvard has never won a league title, relegating the program to subordinate status on a campus where football and hockey rule, and teams such as crew, squash, and fencing are nationally relevant...
...This particular boarding school supported a number of arcane traditions, one of which was a mandatory drown-proofing seminar. My gym class and I entered a cold pool at six in the morning, fully clothed and wearing shoes, to float for 30 minutes. At first, the experience was kind of soothing. Then, the football coach sprayed us with a high-powered hose to mimic “conditions...
...well on the SATs. I participated in a number of extracurriculars. But I also met with the disciplinary council a few times, for typical teenage nonsense: being out after hours, going to the school clinic when I was enjoying excellent health, et cetera. I nearly failed chemistry and the gym class of drown-proofing fame. I had a mild problem with authority and a real problem with truancy...
...1980s heavy-metal bands. We drive down Bon Jovi, where the barbershop used to be, and pass Skid Row, which had the best falafel in town. At the end of the block is Poison, which four years ago was Mansour's commercial hub, lined with restaurants, shops, a gym and even a liquor store. Now every storefront is shuttered, and there isn't a car on the road. The mostly Sunni residents who live in Mansour have their own name for this spot. They call it "the edge of civilization...
...Your best pick up line: “Do you have a map? I’ve gotten lost in your eyes.” Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: “I fenced in high school in order to get out of gym class...” I actually fenced because I thought it was AWESOME! Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: At the end of bar mitzvah season, I won the award for grind-master dance king. Favorite childhood activity: Age 10, walking up to couples at family...