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...avenue to succeed in life." Most of the aspirants train in the mornings and evenings, then spend the days searching for menial odd jobs. Among the hopefuls is Mark Anthony Ennenim, 26, a wiry fighter whose long dreadlocks earned him the nickname Rasta. Ennenim sleeps on a thin prayer mat in a small hallway above the gym, where he's been training for two years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Punching Their Way Out of Poverty? | 6/6/2008 | See Source »

...rising to No. 2 in the national rankings. Although O’Connor suffered a torn ACL at the NCAA Championships and settled for sixth in the tournament, his effort earned the 20-year old his second consecutive All-American distinction. Adding to his impressive resume on the mat, O’Connor will also assume the role of co-captain with Caputo next year. Another cause for optimism was the developing performance of freshman Corey Jantzen. Despite a knee injury that cost the 141 lb. competitor much of his rookie season, Jantzen rebounded to take fourth at EIWA?...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Injury, Inexperience Limit Harvard Success | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...European Union designated the FARC as a terrorist organization. When the U.S. finally came to Bogota's aid in 2000 with the multi-billion-dollar Plan Colombia, a counter-insurgency mission disguised as a drug-interdiction project, Colombia's once laughable military began knocking the FARC to the mat. As a result, conservative President Alvaro Uribe is enjoying approval ratings as high as the Colombian sierras...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colombia's Rebel Patriarch Is Dead | 5/25/2008 | See Source »

...around my neck. He is 24 years older than I am and quite a bit shorter, but it has been determined in less than 20 seconds that he can kick my ass. "That was very good," he says, his breathing only faintly increased as I get up from the mat and suck in air. "You moved it from a double-leg takedown to a single-leg." Yes, my first seven seconds were heroic. If wrestling 60-year-old playwrights were at all like bull-riding, I could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Martial Arting With David Mamet | 5/8/2008 | See Source »

...rookie also posted dominant victories over Colby Pisani of Penn State, Chris Diaz of Kolat/Raw, and Mat-Town USA’s Andrew Alton...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: SPORTS BRIEF: Rookie Wrestler Wins Position at FILAWorld Team Trials in May | 4/29/2008 | See Source »

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