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...Rehkamp, classmate Lisa Griffin, Charles Hagedorn '83, and Rob Faulkner '83 will carry the torch for Harvard today and tonight, figure skating alongside sundry international skating luminaries such as David Santee and Toller Cranston in "An Evening With Champions"--Eliot House's annual benefit for the Jimmy (children's cancer--against it, of course) Fund...
...degree or another, Griffin, Hagedorn and Faulkner have followed variations of Rehkamp's routine during the past few weeks, sharpening skates, honing techniques, and resurrecting that performance mentality, which--in some cases--has been in hibernation since just about this time last year...
...anymore, having bartered sit spins and waltz jumps for the pen and quill of academia; needless to say, studies just don't mix with the seven and eight hours daily competitive figure skaters pump into workouts (you decide which one settles to the bottom). "An Evening" affords skaters like Rehkamp et al a prestigious opportunity to showcase the fruits of what was obviously once a large part of their lives, and they take advantage of it. All four have participated before; all but Rehkamp skated last year...
...Says Rehkamp, "They [the organizing committee] think that since the show is an activity sponsored by the College, there should be college skaters in it," adding, "the students that do come really enjoy seeing their friends in the show...
...their friends enjoy being in the show. But, Rehkamp points out, there is more behind the performance than the exposure. "It may benefit you and your image, and your having a wonderful time, but at the same time you're doing something for a cause. So many people at Harvard channel everything toward self-improvement; this is something for others...