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Every first family puts its stamp on the White House. The Obamas' new kitchen garden echoes the victory garden planted by Eleanor Roosevelt during WW II. F.D.R. made a cloakroom into a movie theater and put in an indoor swimming pool. Nixon, an avid bowler, added a one-lane alley. Eco-friendly Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the roof in 1979, only to have Ronald Reagan remove them in 1986--proof that even First Families can't go home again...
...field circuit, Becky Christensen has been a household name for a while now. For the second straight year, it appears that the entire country has taken notice of the Harvard co-captain as well. This weekend, Christensen returned to her home state of Texas to compete in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships for the second year in a row. In a high jump event that featured some of the best athletes in the country, the standout Crimson athlete finished fifth overall and garnered back-to-back All-American Indoor honors after clearing a 1.83-meter bar on Friday...
...injured wrist, experienced heatstroke on Saturday, according to the team. “It was a difficult match because we had not been used to the outdoor conditions,” Rosekrans said. “It was a shock to all of us after playing indoor for four months straight.” Rosekrans, at No. 2, recorded the only win in the Saturday match, defeating Maria Spenceley in three sets, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. Freshman Camille Jania, who played strongly against a fierce competitor, barely fell short. Jania faced nationally-ranked No. 120 Mariana Muci...
...performances on the national scene: sophomore diver Zac Ranta will compete at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships, where he hopes to earn a berth to NCAAs at the end of the month, and senior Becky Christensen is one of 17 high jumpers in the field at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships tonight in Texas...
...Saretsky said. The women’s ECAC Championships, which is a meet mainly for individual rather than team competition, also took place this past Saturday and Sunday, at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Complex in Boston. “It’s been a very long indoor season,” said hurdler Dara Wilson, who lead the Ivies last week in the 60-meter hurdles with an 8.76-second finish. “I think, given all of those things, [Saturday] was a pretty strong day for us.” Harvard senior hurdlers Shannon Flahive...