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...only art in which the artist is in danger of death and in which the degree of brilliance in the performance is left to the fighter’s honor” can’t but make one want to participate in, or at least observe, said sport.) I was ready for death in the afternoon...
...with disappointment in myself and in homo sapiens in general that I walked out of the bullfighting ring. What in human nature makes us want to turn death into sport? Death is, as we all know, a part of life. But it’s one that would ideally be met with acceptance and reverence—and there’s something carnival-like about the atmosphere of a bullfight that comes across stronger than any reverence the matador may feel toward the bull...
...college application by 02138 Magazine seems like such a violation. His earnest, hand-written insistence that “Amidst a hectic week of work, fencing has always proven to be the perfect medium,” provokes a knowing grimace. “It is both social and sport,” Zuckerberg continues, warming to his subject, “mental and athletic, and controlled yet sometimes undisciplined. Whether I am competing against a rival in a USFA tournament or just clashing foils, or sometimes sabres, with a friend, I rarely find myself doing anything more enjoyable than...
...first dual meet of the season against No. 14 Hofstra this Sunday, the No. 25 Harvard wrestling team could not recover from an early bombardment of nationally ranked opponents, eventually falling by the final score of 25-12 in a lopsided contest at the David S. Mack Sports Complex. The Crimson competed without junior Andrew Flanagan (165 lbs.) and freshman Corey Jantzen (133 lbs.) to anchor the starting lineup. Though Harvard posted less-than-desirable results, the team salvaged the contest by showing more life in the second half, including two highlight bouts by senior Billy Colgan...
...said. Dines lambasted the very icons of American “slut culture,” from Britney (“the trash can of our culture”) to Pamela Anderson (“no woman has done more to conform to patriarchy than Pamela”). Even Sports Illustrated, generally not considered the raunchiest of magazines, earned her wrath. “They ignore women’s sports for 11 months out of the year, and then for one month we become the sport,” she said of the (in)famous swimsuit issue. One female...