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You’ll never see any of the Harvard men’s lightweight rowers at a Weight Watchers meeting talking about their splurges for the week. But though they avoid the diet shakes and packaged meals, many are forced to go to similar lengths in order to shed those last crucial pounds needed to race...
Every rower—light or heavy—is required to weigh in before each race. During the fall season the weight restrictions aren’t as stringently enforced, in part because a lot of lightweights still need to lose quite a few pounds—more than they safely could were the regulations applied in full...
Generally the rowers who choose to drop down into the lightweight division are those whose weight hovers just above the maximum—they tend to weigh between 160 and 180 pounds. These rowers can row as heavyweights and let their size dictate how far they can go or they can row lightweight and use their larger size to their advantage to excel in the field...
...you’re a student I wouldn’t advise you to just look at what other students prefer,” Hoxby said. “Look at several indicators for a college and put your own weight on things...
...Still, sanctions would carry some weight, for the simple reason that even the hardliners in Tehran are desperate to reintegrate their economy with the West. Failure to generate jobs and wellbeing in Iran may be an even greater threat to the survival of the regime than the battle plans of Washington's neocons. One third of Iran's trade comes from the European Union, and Tehran's economic model is heavily dependent on the prospect of attracting significant foreign investment. On the other hand, Iran is a major oil supplier and conditions in the current world market would likely undermine...