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Since returning to Harvard, she has been consistently the 1.90-meter mark. As a result of her recent 1.96-meter leap, she decided not to defend her NCAA title from last year and instead compete in the world championships...
...uncertainty. And that saber-rattling can easily generate a momentum of its own, especially when it's matched by belligerent nationalist rhetoric in Taiwan. That leaves the U.S. in something of a bind: Washington is bound, by its Taiwan Relations Act, to ensure the island's ability to defend itself. In 1996 that commitment brought Washington and Beijing to the precipice of confrontation, after President Clinton moved a naval battle group into the Taiwan Strait to avert an invasion. But the prospect of putting U.S. forces into harm's way on China's doorstep has never been an appealing...
Going into the competition, the Crimson knew it would take a team effort to defend its EISL title. Little did the team know it had nothing to fear--the performances every class turned in over the course of the three-day meet could be termed nothing short of spectacular...
...think everyone's main goal coming into this weekend was to defend our EISL crown," said sophomore Dan Shevchik. "We overcame so many obstacles this season [injury-wise]...winning despite all of these obstacles showed the character of our team...
Standing in Hall's way are the best players from the other three premier squash programs in the country. Penn's sophmore phenom Runa Reta is ranked third, Trinity freshman Amina Helal is No. 2, and Princeton junior Julia Beaver looks to defend her title as the top seed...