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...team for this year.” After starting out strong with a commanding, 21-6 over the Brewers, the Crimson dropped the next two close matches and followed that up with a disappointing 18-9 loss to Nittany Lions. The top performance came in the sabre, where rookie Valentin Staller went an impressive 11-1. Ungar followed him up as a close second, and co-captain Kai Itameri-Kinter was third-best with an 8-4 record. The women continued to outperform the men, demolishing Vassar 22-5, the Violets 21-6, the Owls 18-9, and Princeton...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Youth Carries Mixed Effort | 12/7/2008 | See Source »

...rhythm back in learning how to fence competitively.”The Harvard men finished their only dual meet of the night against Sacred Heart with scores of 6-3 in sabre, 5-4 in foil, and 6-3 in epee.The Crimson was led by freshman Valentin Staller, who won all three of his matches against the Pioneers, including a close victory over the defending U.S. Junior champion, Marty Williams, in sabre.“Valentin is one of the top junior sabre fencers in the country,” Brand said. “Valentin is a sensational athlete...

Author: By Thomas D. Hutchison, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Dominates in Home-Opening Meets | 11/23/2008 | See Source »

...they want to work hard while they are here. We are putting ourselves in a good position for the future.” On the men’s side, junior Karl Harmenberg finished an outstanding day by placing in the top eight of the tournament in epee. Freshman Valentin Staller finished 10th out of more than 40 fencers in sabre. Rookie James Hawrot also added a fine performance in epee, getting to the third round and just missing the top 16. “Valentin’s a real promising fencer,” Brand said...

Author: By Melissa Schellberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Early Tuneup Shows Promise | 11/2/2008 | See Source »

...Ungar was the 2006 national champion in the men’s epee. He trained for the Olympic team last year, but placed third when only the top two men were granted spots on the team. He is joined by freshman James Hawrot and junior Karl Harmenberg.Freshman Valentin Staller is expected flourish with the men’s sabre with lots of experience on both the international and national fencing circuits. Seniors Craig Gorin and Scott DiGiulio also have high expectations in the weapon.High expectations abound for co-captain Kai Itameri-Kinter—who placed sixth at NCAAs...

Author: By Stephanie Krysiak, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Fencers Ready for Season, National Success | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

Since the 1990s, popular Mexican singers have been increasingly crooning about Kalashnikovs and cocaine alongside their traditional ballads of hard work and lost love. Take "Contraband in the Border" by Valentin Elizalde, one of the thousands of drug ballads or narco corridos that are played in cantinas and parties from the mountains of Mexico to the immigrant ghettos of Los Angeles. "There was a big shoot-out/With 14 bullet-filled bodies/And the American government,/took away the marijuana" go the lyrics, as tubas and accordions drone out the melody to the rhythm of a German polka. In November...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Is Killing Mexico's Musicians? | 12/24/2007 | See Source »

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