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Karenne Bloomgarden remembers such days all too well. The peppy, 43-year-old entrepreneur and gym teacher was a disaster as a child growing up in New Jersey. "I did very poorly in school," she recalls. Her teachers and parents were constantly on her case for rowdy behavior. "They just felt I was being bad -- too loud, too physical, too everything." A rebellious tomboy with few friends, she saw a psychologist at age 10, "but nobody came up with a diagnosis." As a teenager she began prescribing her own medication: marijuana, Valium and, later, cocaine...
...February 23, amidst throngs of loud, drunken fans at Yale's Payne Whitney Gym, Harvard's squash team, undefeated in its nine regular season matches of the season, found itself on the brink of defeat in the national championship match against undefeated arch-rival Yale...
Sorry, but the campus's main recreational gym is reserved for a charity tournament from...
...there is little help in sight for those who want to shoot a little hoop. Wentzell, who coordinates the MAC's gym schedule, says: "We could use three to six more basketball courts...
...focal point for concern is the Malkin Athletic Center (MAC), the school's main recreational gym. Despite many quality programs, severe space and equipment problems make the MAC a frustrating and uncomfortable place for the average "Harvardian." The weight room is small, crowded and dangerous. The bikes and stair masters are few and old, creating long lines and regular breakage. And the gym floor is constantly scheduled with varsity and intramural events, leaving little time for casual, "pick-up" play...