Word: nevers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...candidates to mind the nets include sophomores Ginny Simonds, Rebecca Trepow and Lisa Yadao, Yadao is the only one with playing experience, but she never faced a shot in 28 minutes of action last year...
...remembers the rampant starvation and hardship all around him. And he remembers what he was taught in school--that it would all pass, that Japan had never lost a war and never would...
...even if the spectators were ungagged, little would change. They would finally be allowed to go to the bathroom or get a five-dollar hot dog when they want to--and not just after odd-numbered games that never end when you really gotta go. But they still wouldn't make much noise. Look who they are. The U.S. Open isn't white-washed Wimbledon, but even without royalty, it's still a cocktail party for the rich and suntanned. (And white--my friend Ron, Wilt Chamberlain and Zina Garrison's family were the only Black people...
...Open-goers are a strange breed. Look at the expensive tennis outfits they wear to convince everyone what true fans of the game they are. Some even bring bags with four or five rackets. (You never know when Chrissie or Andre or Mac is going to need a partner, I suppose.) Listen to their hushed analysis of Becker's last double fault--"The Bor-meister is going to have to get that serve in if he wants to win this game." Watch them willingly pay 35 bucks for a white T-shirt with a little "Fila" logo. They all deserve...
...fact for students is this: a community does not learn to resolve the past's legacy of anger and injustice by ignoring the problem in the present. We cannot understand our neighbor if we never see him. That only 1.8 percent of Harvard's just under 400 senior faculty are Black is troubling, nearly outrageous...