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When figure skater Sasha Cohen decided to buy her first house, she picked an idyllic abode in Laguna Beach, Calif. With views of the Pacific Ocean on one side and rolling canyons on the other, it was the perfect location for the élite-level skater to repair to as she prepared for her second Olympic Games. There was only one problem. When the rains came, Cohen learned that the beauty and charm of the house hid a major flaw: it had been built on a shaky foundation and was in danger of sliding away...
...Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, are just five weeks away, and figure skater Sasha Cohen is a top pick for a medal in the most glamorous event at the Games. First, though, the 21-year-old has to qualify for the U.S. team at next week's U.S. championships; only the first three finishers earn tickets to Torino. Cohen talked to TIME's Alice Park about skating, modeling and living by the beach...
...computer programming in one afternoon!” declared the contest’s release. Although the Harvard participants said the contest, which is sponsored by IBM, is well known in the field, they added that they were motivated primarily by an interest in the subject matter. Team member Sasha Rush ’07, who competed last year as well, described the experience as “intense.” He added, “I find the problems pretty interesting. It’s a really good feeling when you get one.” Rush also...
Harvard entered six singles players in the 2005 Wilson/ITA Regional Championships at Dartmouth this weekend, but only freshman Sasha Ermakov advanced as far as the round of 16. Ermakov was seeded No. 16 in the 64-man field, but he bowed out in a three-setter against the No. 4 seed, Mark Barry, of Penn State. Nineteenth seed Chris Clayton and junior Scott Denenberg advanced to the third round, but both fell in straight sets. In the doubles draw, the No. 9 pair of Ermakov and senior Brian Wan defeated the No. 7 pair from Virginia Tech...
...benefit show, An Evening With Champions (EWC), will eschew the Charles Hotel for “Hotel Harvard” and spend their weekends as guests in the upperclass Houses. “Some skaters stay in hotels and some on campus,” said Sasha D. Kukunova ’08, one of the liaisons between EWC and the skaters performing in the show, who is in charge of organizing this weekend’s housing. This year, EWC was able to obtain eight hotel rooms for seven of the skaters and their guests, and about...