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...electronic strips lying on the floor underscore the fact that fencing isn’t King Arthur’s pastime anymore. Now a highly technical sport, fencing has become increasingly popular, particularly after a stunning U.S. showing at the Summer 2008 Olympics. In Beijing, the American women’s teams performed unexpectedly well, sweeping the individual saber events...
...that the United States lags far behind in respect to environmental legislation. He said that the Lieberman-Warner bill, which would have implemented a carbon cap and trade emissions scheme much in the same vein as that of the EU but was voted down in the Senate this summer, would have been a “very important effort.” Dimas also discussed a self-imposed target for the EU to reduce emissions by 20 percent and produce 20 percent of energy from renewable sources by 2020. Dimas said he viewed this ambitious legislation as a stepping stone...
...first real internship. Bringing first job jitters into this idiotic equation that is my approach to life, it was clear that any attempt at success in this new realm they call “the office” would be futile. For someone who sweats the simple stuff, a summer internship in midtown Manhattan is a veritable hell on earth. Life hands me lemons, and I can’t even figure out how to slice them...
...starter for a 16-0 championship team and was also selected to play in the prestigious Pennsylvania East-West All Star Game. So far, Chrissis has impressed many upperclassmen with his dedication and sheer talent. “[Chrissis] was here this summer, worked hard, and can definitely play,” Pizzotti said. Chrissis will surely gain precious game experience this season, and may eventually mature into one of the most dangerous receivers in the Ivy League a couple of years down the road. MIKE CLARKEAlthough Mike Clarke may be a junior, he too will be looking to make...
...jarring,” stating that Cambridge is “sort of all the things that Baghdad is not.” Aided by a slide show of photographs, Filkins spoke of being in Afghanistan before the NATO invasion, until he was arrested and expelled in the summer of 2000, and later, of shadowing a marine battalion during the invasion of Iraq. Filkins likened the aftermath of the American army’s successful march into Baghdad to a winning football team’s loss in the fourth quarter of the game, saying that...