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Until last Friday, Colin West had his sights set on one thing: a rematch with Trinity’s Baset Chaudry, the nation’s top player and West’s longtime rival, in the finals of the College Squash Association Individual Championships...
...West and Chaudry, both seniors, have played each other numerous times between intercollegiate competition and other tournaments, although West has yet to beat Chaudry in a CSA match...
...He’s been my main rival throughout college squash,” West says. “I’ve actually never beaten him in a match that’s counted, but its gotten closer...
However, after Chaudry taunted a Yale player at the CSA National Team Championships in an incident that drew the attention of the national media, he announced Friday that he would not compete in the individual championships, leaving West as the likely No. 1 seed and tournament favorite...
Several decades have passed since the West stopped considering homosexuality a mental illness. But for transsexuals, that kind of milestone has been elusive - until now. Last month, France became the first country in the world to remove transsexualism from its official list of mental disorders - a major victory when it comes to acceptance of this oft misunderstood condition. "I'm relieved. People might begin to look at us differently," says transsexual blogger Caphi (a blended name she's chosen to represent Philippe, the man she was born as, and Caroline, the woman she's transforming into). "It's a start...