Word: olympian
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...London to Paris at an average speed of 149 mph.These shortcomings aside, traveling by train, even in the United States, is simply a cut above other forms of transportation.While planes uncomfortably crowd people against one another, forcing them to retreat into themselves, trains allow for a certain sense of Olympian detachment combined with carefree interaction.So as my friends sit on the tarmac at Logan or O’Hare on the way home to winter break, I’ll be ensconced comfortably—and, most likely, grinning like a fool—aboard my train. They will likely...
...while one Olympian may be gone, two still remain in senior tri-captain Caitlin Cahow and junior Sarah Vaillancourt...
...point to a promising year for the rookie class and for Harvard women’s hockey. PAY IT FORWARDThe Crimson’s opening weekend featured a top line with Ryabkina and Chute flanking junior Sarah Vaillancourt. The two freshmen looked right at home up front with the Olympian, showing some of the prowess that once made them standouts in high school. “Right now I’m playing with two freshmen,” Vaillancourt says of her rookie linemates. “I’m excited. Hopefully they can raise...
...been careful what I wished for. For this Second Coming is even more monstrous than the past. It is hubris, overweening obnoxious arrogance, an inversion of all that was wrong with the past. It’s hard to blame them, with the world champion Red Sox and the Olympian Patriots. Of course, no one mentions the Celtics or Bruins anymore, mummified teams of a dead divinity. But it is really swinging from one pole of narcissism to another: first the eternal victim, now the eternal champion. Boston sports radio, infesting the airwaves and our morning dining halls, has been...
After the Olympics, Emily A. Hughes ’11 should be able to skate her way through freshman year at Harvard. The 2006 Olympian, 2007 U.S. National Championships Silver Medalist, and 2007-2008 Ec10 superstar sat down with FM after a performance at the charity benefit An Evening with Champions. The Apley Court resident spoke about the show, crazy skating outfits, and everyone’s favorite scary Russian, Oksana Baiul.1. Fifteen Minutes: What was it like to be a part of An Evening with Champions now that you’re a Harvard student?Emily Hughes...