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...first player to make Team Illinois.”Realizing the potential behind what had been an unconventional backyard hobby, Duboe sought to continue pursuing his newfound passion into college—a prospect that would have been nothing short of questionable a few years prior. “Going to play college lacrosse was definitely what you’d call a pipe dream when I was just two or three years [into the game],” Duboe says. “Fortunately, things worked out.”As a sophomore in college, Duboe now helps lead...
...revolution makes you who you are today? The biggest factor was the process of the revolution. I was 16, 17 when the revolution happened, and from two years prior I was involved in the uprisings against the Shah. After the success of the revolution I was a commander in the war, and we were constantly making decisions in situations of crises. This has affected very much our self-confidence, how our character and attitudes have been shaped, but also our management style, our attention to reason. You can't be irrational...
...went in there as the last person on the list and came out fourth,” said Harvard assistant coach and high jump coach Will Thomas. “She was the underdog...and she beat a lot of competitors.” Christensen’s prior 1.83m clearance was last year against Yale in the outdoor season, which culminated with her tenth-place finish at the outdoor Nationals and an All-American. But Christensen’s road to 1.83m this time didn’t come easily. According to Thomas, Christensen has been plagued...
...competition.” Of course, Christensen is no stranger to the NCAAs or being an All-American. In last year’s spring outdoor season, the Celina, Texas native finished 10th in the NCAA Championship with a 1.77m jump to notch her first All-American nod. Prior to that she finished fourth in the 2006 outdoor NCAA East Regionals to qualify for the NCAA Championships as a freshman. Christensen’s first 1.83 meter clearance came last year at home against Yale in the outdoor season. But the indoor season is decidedly different from outdoor competition...
...prior owner of my copy of The Prince, for example, thought it necessary to repeatedly point out a certain “Machiavellian” quality he was picking up on in the text. Someone else used the margins of James Joyce’s Dubliners to observe how “very Irish” it all was. And a reader of my German history textbook circled every single word in a wholly unimportant paragraph, and then wrote “Hitler was a man” in the margin...