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...Wellesley is closed for the day, too. In fact, Wellesley students have gained national fame for being the loudest and most numerous cheerleaders during the marathon. Hundreds of runners have credited their finishing the race to the massive Wellesley cheering section camped out at the half-way point in the race...
...time Boston Marathon champion Uta Pippig once said that she “needed” Wellesley fans to come out in droves to push her. Pippig publicly asked that Wellesley professors “give students some free time in the few days [before the marathon] to protect their voices for the race.” In 1992, Kenyan runner Ibrahim Hussein actually had to stick his fingers in his ears as he ran by en route to victory...
Wouldn’t it be nice if Harvard students had the opportunity to act in a similar fashion? We wouldn’t have to go insane like Wellesley, but decent support could turn into a special tradition that would be a positive externality to all involved...
Frederick J. Stare, a crusading nutritionist who debunked fad diets and founded Harvard’s department of nutrition, died last Thursday at his home in Wellesley, Mass...
...second varsity Wellesley boat did finish, in 7:49.4. The first varsity finished in 7:29.4, eight seconds behind Radcliffe’s winning time...