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...Kwan has so far been stifled in her bid for an Olympic gold...
When American figure skater Sarah Hughes defeated highly favored Michelle Kwan in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, winning a gold medal at the age of 16, she had her mind on another great challenge: beating Ivy League acceptance odds and getting into Harvard...
Students at Harvard said they hope Hughes’ decision will not mirror that of Kwan, who considered applying to Harvard but chose to attend UCLA in order to remain near to her training site...
...industry is," she says. At this stage of her career she approaches her job as she would a business venture. She attends weekly strategy sessions at Century Elements and continually suggests ways to increase her exposure. She studies the performances of competitors, such as newcomers Yumiko Cheng and Jade Kwan, to see where she needs to improve. Chen's image has gone through multiple incarnations since June and now features outrageous clothes and exotic hairstyles: "I couldn't go into the industry just being...
...four leaders detained by police and the sacking of government official Gong Shangwu, a delegate to the National People's Congress?a dangerous appeal that smacked of political dissent. "It's the first time I've heard of worker demands going beyond economics and into politics," says Ching Kwan Lee, a sociologist at the University of Michigan who researches labor. "Now we have great power," said one worker, "especially if we stay united...