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...champions have emerged from under his tutelage. This year, Brand continued to add to his coaching resume. The fencing team took a number of hits throughout the season. From men’s co-captain Sam Cross leaving to battle leukemia, to Cross’ sister Emily leaving to train for the Olympics, the cards were stacked against Brand. Still, his team finished sixth in the country, and the men’s side also saw senior captain Tim Hagamen win an individual title in the men’s saber. It’s Brand’s style...
...tough. Last year’s unbeatable squad became the first ever to win a national championship. This year started off with the same goal in mind. And then came the roadblocks. Junior foil fencer Emily Cross—the two-time Junior World Champion—left to train for the Olympics, never again to fence wearing Crimson. Junior Carolyn Wright decided to go abroad. A battle with leukemia sidelined men’s co-captain foilist Sam Cross. Down two foilists and a saber fencer, Harvard set out to defend its title while taking on tougher competition...
...chance again. To borrow a phrase that Jess R. Burkle ’06 coined in his Class Day speech last year, I can’t help but feel that, on June 7th, the sound of Bill Gates' voice will represent “the sound of the train of fun coming to a halt.” We won’t be able to slip-and-slide on the Quad, play paintball on a Tuesday, or visit a brewery in the middle of the week. Unless you want be that kid that keeps coming back after graduation...
...Still, several times a month, women like Yang and Wang Xiuqin, whose son Chen Guoqing is also imprisoned for the taxi murder, visit the main petition office in a run-down neighborhood near the Beijing South train station. Yang says she has no choice. "Of course we still come. Our children are innocent. How could we not come?" In December 2005, fed up with the lack of response, four relatives bypassed the petition office and marched straight to the red gates of Zhongnanhai, the Communist Party headquarters. Fu Yuru, mother of He Guoqiang, who is serving a suspended death sentence...
That could change if the pioneers behind personalized radio continue to win over music lovers who are burned out on regular radio but can't be bothered to constantly refresh their iPods with 99 iTunes. On websites such as Last.fm, Pandora.com and the new Slacker.com personalized radio lets you train it to understand your tastes. You can, of course, just listen to the music passively as it plays on your computer. But it's even better when you make it your own, by marking each song as a favorite, skipping past it or banishing it from the station's playlist...