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...course, Facebook isn't the only reason people decide to run marathons. Blewis says the economy contributed to his enthusiasm for running, which became a positive outlet in a year when he has had to lay off half his staff at the glass company he manages. "It's a depressing time for many, and training for a marathon makes people feel like they belong again," he said. "There is always someone telling you 'Good job' or 'You can do it. Don't quit - you're almost there.'" Which is probably why so many people keep talking about it on Facebook...
...Crime Club was founded in January but has not been granted official recognition by the College at this time. According to Berryessa, the organization aims to provide an outlet for students interested in criminal justice, law enforcement, and criminology to discuss relevant issues...
...sport is so small that basically the only competitions are Olympic trials or U.S. nationals,” she said. “One of the reasons I stopped continuing with it was because there wasn’t that competitive outlet there if you were not on the national team...
...push, for example, into badminton, a sport largely ignored in the West but played and watched by some 300 million Chinese. Li Ning - sponsored shuttlecock star Lin Dan graces billboards and TV ads around China, and the firm opened a "badminton paradise" last year in Singapore, its first international outlet. Although badminton won't feature as prominently in its first American shop, which opened in January, the firm's determination to bring its game to the big boys is unchanged. The store is located in Portland, Ore. - just a sneaker's lob from the headquarters of a company named Nike...
Berryessa explained that she started the club as an outlet for undergraduates looking to pursue criminal justice carers at Harvard, given that there are few opportunities for the study of crime or law enforcement on campus...