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...true that certain forms of the Islamic veil, such as the burqua, physically limit a woman’s existence. It would be much harder to play soccer, go shopping or do other vigorous activities when so covered. In a society where the superficial changes brought by the feminist revolution are highly resonant—fifties women were hemmed in by those tight circle skirts, but now we can all wear pantsuits!—the burqua can seem inherently opposed to "girl power...
...bright spot for the Crimson was the play of Baskind, a soccer standout who made her debut on the lacrosse field this season...
Varsity teams like soccer and water polo, on the other hand, were aided by the administration. Water polo, backed by funding from Friends of Harvard, used their coach’s contacts and players’ homes. The soccer team hired an external company, XL Soccer Tours, to arrange the trip. Forward and midfielder Christina L. L. Hagner ’10, hadn’t realized until fairly recently that the soccer trip, which was originally slated for last year, was on the schedule. “I had no idea this trip was going to happen and then...
That might have been because finances were the soccer team’s only responsibility. “We’ve done nothing except for fundraise. We sold T-shirts, I believe, championship T-shirts. Each player is just responsible for coming up with a certain amount of money,” Wideroff says...
Though the athletes can’t wait for spring break, their minds are still focused on the games beyond. The soccer team’s trip to Italy gives them more time to practice in their off season. “Every spring in general—it’s an Ivy League rule—you’re given 10 practices but because we’re going on this trip we’re given five extra practices,” Wideroff explained. “We come out of Italy and start...