Word: virginia
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...Goldwater, born in 1909, came by that conservatism naturally. His grandparents were Polish immigrants who came to America to escape anti-Semitism in Eastern Europe and then came to frontier Arizona to escape it in eastern America. Young Barry went to a military academy in Virginia for high school, and when his father died he dropped out of the University of Arizona to join the family department-store business. Goldwater was weaned on a conservatism that valued the abilities of the individual, not one's religion, race or sexual orientation. No matter what...
Freshman James Blake will once again play in the No. 1 singles spot in place of his older brother, regardless of the match time decision. In last weekend's Regional Tournament in Princeton, Blake easily disposed of Virginia Tech's Aaron Marchetti--the No. 17 player in the country--6-0, 6-2 in the championship match. Blake, along with his doubles partner, captain Kunj Majmudar, added a straight-set doubles win en route to the Crimson's 4-3 victory...
Harvard then marched into the finals on Sunday to face a hot Virginia Tech squad that entered the day on a six-match winning streak. Blake and Majmudar once again took the top doubles match, 8-5, although the Crimson dropped the next two matches and lost the doubles point...
...squad trail for long. Facing the Hokies' Aaron Marchetti--the No. 17 player in the country--Blake nearly duplicated his feat from the previous day, posting a convincing 6-0, 6-2 victory. Blake is now 36-4 on the year, and Harvard's 4-3 victory over Virginia Tech--its 15th consecutive win--earns the Crimson a trip to the 16-team NCAA Championships to be held May 23-26 in Athens...
...administration is very helpful," says Virginia M. O'Connell, who oversees the exam proctors. "They want to see the exams run smoothly...