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...arrive at the gym. A small group has gathered: tryout hopefuls in athletic wear or team members in Harvard Cheerleading uniforms, including a few of the male persuasion. However, no one sneers at the male cheerleaders for long: they are amazing tumblers and proceed to back-handspring the length of the room. Amy Welch, a slim brunette in perfectly matching top and shorts, introduces herself as “Coach?...
...into the climactic race of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association’s national championships on Saturday, the Harvard heavyweight first varsity expected its toughest challenge, a sprint down to the final 20 strokes. Never mind that the Crimson had won every other race this year by more than a length. This time, with the stakes so high, highly touted boats from Washington, Wisconsin and four-time defending champion California were supposed to make it close...
Utilizing a strong middle 1000 meters, the Crimson extended its advantage to a boat’s length. The Lions made their notorious push at the end, but only managed to take a seat before Harvard responded to extend its margin back to open water...
...Larry Levan remixed Walking on Thin Ice into a dance-club anthem in the summer of '81. Levan died in 1992, and since then his many disciples in the DJ world have occasionally paid dual tribute to Levan and Ono with their own Ice mixes. Now an album-length collection of 10 of those tributes has deposed Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and risen to the No. 1 spot on Billboard's club play chart, giving Yoko Ono, at age 70, her long-awaited hit. "Isn't that weird?" she asks giddily...
...fair snacktime fare. Not on the tapas menu, however, are cockroaches. Too vile even for the liberal Thai palette? No, too adorable?for months, one of the trendiest pets to own in Thailand has been the Madagascar Giant Hissing Cockroach, an imported species that can grow to centimeters in length and sells in pet shops for $1.20. "They're clean, they're cute and I love the sound they make," explains a proud local pest owner. Besides hissing, they also sizzle. Last week, Bangkok health authorities seized more than 200 of the roaches from pet shops, doused them with...