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...Korean student who moved with his struggling parents to the U.S when he was eight years old. Roh reportedly called for the meeting to discuss measures to cope with any possible fallout from the massacre - inadvertently stoking fears that Koreans living and studying abroad could be in for a rough ride. "Koreans still remember the riots in L.A., so we are worried about some revenge against Koreans," says Kim Hye Jin, 29, a web designer in Seoul, referring to Korean-owned businesses that were looted during the 1992 violence. "We are really worried about the image of our country...
...novice eight won the Grand Final of the competition, defeating rival Princeton by almost 12 seconds, coming in with a time of 7.02.7 to the Tigers’ 7.14.4.But somewhere between the first heats of the varsity eights and the novice’s triumph, the team hit a rough patch.Whether it was due to the fatigue, which naturally set in as a result of the first varsity eight racing in both the heavyweight and lightweight divisions, or the constantly changing lineups in the varsity eight, the Black and White could not find ultimate success, as it ended...
...that's a harder attitude for older people - who grew up with more cultural and actual segregation - to accept or to mimic. Part of the problem with Imus' joke was that it was so tone-deaf. "That's some rough girls from Rutgers," he said. "Man, they got tattoos ... That's some nappy-headed hos there." The joke played badly in every community, raising memories of beauty bias (against darker skin and kinkier hair) that dates back to slavery. Tracy Riley, 37, of Des Moines, Iowa, who is of mixed race, said the incident was among her four kids' first...
...Beck Field in Kingston, R.I. After recording a one-pitch save for freshman Eric Eadington Sunday against Cornell, senior Jake Bruton pitched three innings of one-run relief of Zailskas (1-0).Nick Greenwood (0-3) took the loss for the Rams (8-18, 3-3 Atlantic 10), getting roughed up for eight earned runs on seven hits in three-and-a-third innings. His teammates banged out 12 hits to Harvard’s nine, but couldn’t turn rallies into runs. Junior Matt Vance got the Crimson (10-11, 5-3 Ivy) off to a quick...
...wind picked up a little bit, so the start was a bit rough,” said junior and varsity stroke George Kitovitz. But by the 1200-meter mark, when they were a length up on Navy, he said, they could relax a bit and just “didn’t look back...