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Currier House Master William A. Graham '64 said Steel's personality clicked with the House. He said he was also impressed by Steel's enthusiasm, emphasizing that the job of senior tutor "is not nine-to-five...
...member of the Class of 1950 and resided in Lowell House from 1948-1950. I read in the New York Times that a lesbian couple are the new House master of Lowell...
Eliot House co-Master Kristine L. Forsgard, whohad not read the text of the tutors' letter,nonetheless said the tutors' call for dialogueshould not be ignored...
Levine, a onetime martial-arts student, imported Krav Maga to the West Coast in 1981, following a stint in Israel, where he learned from grand master Imi Lichtenfeld, the late creator of Krav Maga. Back home, Levine began teaching the system to a handful of Los Angeles students while he attended law school. When he opened his training center last year, he had an instant hit on his hands. Membership has shot past 1,000, and another branch is planned...
Levine responds that most martial arts take years to master and are steeped in choreographed moves and ritualistic practices, none of which is likely to be much help against a mugger. The fundamentals of Krav Maga, on the other hand, can be learned in a matter of months. "I'm convinced Krav Maga is hands-down the best system going," says Detective Brian Arnspiger, defensive-tactics trainer of the Burbank police department. "It's saving lives and decreasing injuries to both officers and suspects by providing us with quick, simple ways of subduing suspects without having to resort...