Former Harvard point guard, 6-3 Jeremy Lin is close to signing a deal with the Golden State Warriors. Lin was born and raised in California and led Palo Alto High School to a Division II championship. That means Lin will be playing for his hometown team next year if the deal goes through. The contract is rumored to be a 2-year deal with the second year being a team option. The Warriors will guarantee at least half of his potential first year contract of $500,000. Lin will likely get an immediate…

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[caption id="attachment_2725" align="alignleft" width="184" caption="Lin is in discussions for a contract from 3 teams."][/caption] The word around the NBA summer league is that former Harvard basketball standout, Jeremy Lin, is in serious talks with the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Lakers, and one other team for a spot on an NBA roster or the Development League. Dallas was the only team to offer Lin a spot on a summer league roster. Lin has averaged 8.0 points, 2.0 assists, and 2.3 rebounds…

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It's easy for those who are conscious of their Taiwanese-American ethnicity, culture, and history to say that they would like to empower their people, but it's not easy to do it. I'm a senior in high school now and I've gone M.I.A. on you guys for a while. I live in a small town where I don't experience much culture outside of where I live, nor do I feel the life experiences regarding my heritage that I used to feel in a bigger city. That all changed very quickly. My school has an annual…

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