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...Despite past attempts to clamp down on the scourge - since 2001, all railway companies operating in Tokyo have offered "women-only" cars - men just can't seem to keep their hands to themselves. In fact, they continue to treat physical assault as a kind of sport. Police say there are more than 100 Japanese websites devoted to groping techniques, and the methods have become more heinous and sophisticated. For instance, men are now traveling in packs that prey on a single woman and are using cell phones to surreptitiously take video or photos. (See pictures of Japan in the 1980s...
College soccer is a tricky sport to follow. It defies the laws of the game mandated by FIFA, with its unlimited substitutions and clock management (running down instead...
...junior Chloe Keating, field hockey has always been a way of life. But it wasn’t until her coaches tried something new that her true talent shone through on the turf.From the very beginning, Keating grew up surrounded by her favorite sport. The Crimson standout’s hometown of Bryn Mawr, Penn. is a field hockey hotspot and, as one of six sisters—all of whom play competitively—Keating seemed destined to pick up a stick.“Field hockey is really big in my area, even more so because I went...
...Major League Baseball’s participation in last Friday’s Career Forum is a reminder that many alternatives to internships with investment banks, hedge funds, and consulting firms do exist. In fact, the students who have explored this option of working for a professional sports league recommend it highly. Senior Tommy Balcetis worked as an intern with the NBA last summer and found his experience more rewarding than many of his friend’s.“Everybody wants to get into I-banking and consulting,” he said. “If people...
...Malkin Athletic Center’s reduced operating hours, a recent impact of the University’s widespread budget-cutting initiatives. The MAC’s weekday closing hours have been tightened from 11 p.m. to 10 p.m., creating a scarcity of room availability for student sport and recreation groups, primarily in booking the MAC’s Mezzanine room. “It has always been tight and it’s always a hotly-contested battle for space,” President of Harvard Taekwondo Khoa Tran ’10 said...