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Wednesday, August 20, 2003

# Posted 12:29 PM by Patrick Belton  

TWO CUBAN ATHLETES DEFECT AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Even though large portions of the United States and our generation in particular may hold the dubious notion that Cuba represents a socialist paradise free from capitalist greed, borgeouis boredom, and noxious parental supervision, a different story comes across from actual Cubans who have lived in that unfortunate country under its police state. This was the case this weekend, when two Cuban athletes defected to the United States in the course of a world championships competition held in California. "We don't have a future there," said one of the two athletes to a reporter.

And, contra the half of the Yale junior class who go there each spring break, he adds: "and there's no way to have fun over there."
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