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Duncan, 44, is no stranger to occasional discomfort. He grew up in Hyde Park--the tony South Side enclave that's home to the University of Chicago--but played a lot of basketball in one of the rougher neighborhoods nearby. Often the only white player on the court, he became adept at figuring out when to be aggressive and when to hang back. In the early 1960s, Duncan's mother started an after-school tutoring program in an inner-city neighborhood following her discovery that few of the 9-year-olds in her Bible-study class could read. "In Chicago...
...party cobbled together from groups united in not much more than their opposition to the LDP; it has no obvious coherent ideology of its own. Though there are a number of old heads in the party--its éminence grise, former LDP minister Ichiro Ozawa, has been a player in Japanese politics for 30 years--no fewer than 46% of its Diet members will be first-time parliamentarians. But voters were prepared to take a chance on the new team, hoping it will have fresh ideas to address Japan's protracted economic malaise and growing social ills...
Both Evans and Delaney-Smith believe that positives can be drawn from the situation. In addition to getting a firm grip on the Harvard offense, Evans hopes to become a stronger and smarter basketball player from watching her teammates...
...opponents, the athletes faced one another for the title. Tachibana emerged as the victor, defeating Cao, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3.However, this was ultimately a team victory for Harvard. Cao and Tachibana showed that they could fill the shoes of graduates Beier Ko and Laura Peterzan, the top two players in the Crimson’s lineup last season. This year’s team is a young one, with four freshmen, four sophomores, two juniors, and no seniors. But in the mind of both Tachibana and Harvard coach Traci Green, this characteristic will not hurt the team?...
...Rogers held off two Army defenders on the edge of the box, laying the ball back to Akpan, who fired past Alexander. Akpan has now scored four goals in four games—a great start to his campaign to be named the nation’s top collegiate player. Harvard continued to create opportunities until the final whistle, taking a total of 35 shots over the course of the game. “Athletically, our attacking players separated themselves today,” Clark said. “In one v. one situations, they looked like they would come...