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To the Editor: An appeal to protect a tradition from going up in flames

Mar 23, 2009

To the Editor:

Re: “Beast Escapes the Fire in Annual Dragon Day Festivities,” News, March 18

I feel that a voice should be given to the opinions of many Cornellians and Ithacans with regard to the recent attack on Dragon Day traditions. I have been in correspondence with Assemblywoman Lifton and various other politicians. Although my concerns have been surprisingly well received, I am only one person. I am asking others to become involved.

Field Hockey Rituals Calm Players

Cory Bennett  —  Sep 27, 2006

Body:

Michael Jordan never played an NBA game without his Tarheel shorts underneath his Bulls uniform. Tim Robbins character in Bull Durham wore women’s undergarments while pitching. From fiction to reality, sports is littered with athletes who have all kinds of weird superstitions. The range is as wide as it is deep, spanning all levels of teams and athletes around the world.

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