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...Nelson, The Crimson proved a launching pad for his future career. Though he entered the College with hardly an inclination toward journalism, Nelson wound up devoting most of his life to just that, becoming an award-winning journalist and, eventually, teaching his craft as the head of USC’s Annenberg School of Communication...
...Nelson worked prolifically as a journalist writing for newspapers including New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Science magazine, and the Washington Post. His most notable pieces include a series of articles for Science magazine that helped to eliminate government blacklisting on advising panels, winning him the Albert Deutsch Award; and a series on chemical poisoning in America that landed him a spot as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize...
...Majesty hovered over the proceedings, an unseen metajudge. The winner, as the show's relentlessly cheery hosts Ant and Dec continually pointed out, would not only trouser the $160,000 award but also - and here the duo lowered their voices in awe - perform for the Queen at the Royal Variety Show. The annual gala requires the Queen to sit through a hodgepodge of musical numbers, pasteurized comedy and novelty acts, a torment that might have been secretly devised by republicans to drive the monarch into retirement. Nevertheless, all the contestants dutifully averred that such an opportunity would be the highlight...
...game against BC was merely the start to a historic season for Lin. The junior, who averaged 17.8 points per game, 4.3 assists per game, and 5.5 rebounds per game, earned first-team All-Ivy honors and the team MVP award. Lin was the only player in the country to rank among the top 10 in his conference in every statistical category. Next season, Lin, along with junior forward Doug Miller, will serve as team captains...
...Harvard back on top of the ECAC.Starting with a Jan. 9 win over Brown, the Crimson went undefeated in its last 10 ECAC regular-season contests. Along with Harvard’s comeback came the resurgence of Vaillancourt, who was a top-three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier award, honoring the best player in collegiate women’s hockey. “I think starting the season, we felt like we were the hunted,” Kessler said. “Every team, they knew they were playing Harvard, and they put on their game faces and came...