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Whose revolution is it, anyway? This solemn, incoherent, brown film is set in New York and Pennsylvania in 1776-81, but it often looks determined to analogize, one more time, the Viet Nam War. Local boys are indentured at saber point to fight in the woods, streams and back alleys--guerrilla warriors against the imperial power. Atrocities abound on both sides. There are no flaming heroics, no real winners: the visitors just get worn out before the home team does. The Americans are given a slight moral edge because the land is theirs. Well, it really belonged to the Indians...
...time,' calls one of the male cadets ... It's an affectionate nickname, a mark of respect for her record, which brought her a cadet promotion. Like many of the women at West Point, she admits that she likes to cook and sew ... She buckles on a curved saber, wraps a purple sash around her waist. During the inspection a male cadet giggles, and jiggles his eyebrows up and down in amusement as she walks by. Because he's a classmate she says nothing. If he were a plebe she could say: 'Mister, do you know the proper position of attention...
...Crimson received many All-Ivy honors based on the performances at the Ivy League Championships—the five first teamers were sophomore Jasmine McGlade in the epée, junior Chloe Stinetorf and freshman Emily Cross in the foil, and freshmen Carolyn Wright and Alexa Weingarden in the saber competition. Second team All-Ivy honors went to sophomore Anne Austin in the foil and freshman Samantha Parker in the saber events...
...received equally impressive honors, walking away with three first team All-Ivy awards: sophomore Enoch Woodhouse in the foil and juniors Tim Hagamen and David Jakus in the saber. Second-team honors went to freshman Benjamin Ungar and junior Julian Rose in the epée, as well as to sophomore Dan Sachs in the saber event...
...competition continued successfully for the Harvard women in the other disciplines. The freshman class proved its strength yet again, with Carolyn Wright capturing sixth place and Alexa Weingarden taking 14th in the saber. Sophomore Jasmine McGlade rounded out her 2005 season with a seventh place finish in the ep?...