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Think of Mitch Albom as the Babe Ruth of popular literature, hitting the ball out of the park every time he's at bat. His 1997 memoir, Tuesdays with Morrie, was a record-breaking best seller, with 11 million copies in print in 41 countries. The popular TV film of the book, which he wrote, garnered four Emmys. His 2003 novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, added another 8 million copies to his scorecard. He also maintains his day job as a sports columnist and radio commentator. TIME spoke with Albom, 48, just as his much awaited...
...coat"--but no one doubts the value of the "aww" factor. "When you've been bitten by one, you don't think they're so cute," says Michelle Staedler, the Monterey Aquarium's sea otter research coordinator, "but then you look, and they're a big ball of fluff." [This article contains a complex diagram. Please see hardcopy or pdf.] Hunted Nearly To Extinction Russia's Peter the Great declared a monopoly on sable in 1697 and sent hunters to find sea routes to America.When Vitus Bering's expedition was shipwrecked in 1741, his crew killed sea otters instead...
CORNELL With the graduation of quarterback Ryan Kuhn, who rushed for over 1000 yards last year, new sophomore starter Nathan Ford will focus on airing the ball out for a change. He’ll be throwing to some youthful wide receivers. First Team All-Ivy junior Luke Siwula will lead the running game. The defensive line and the defensive backfield each return three talented starters, but the linebackers have no returners. The squad expects a lot from special teams, an area of emphasis for coach Jim Knowles...
...start, the offense stuck to the gameplan, with the junior getting the call 13 times to Dawson’s five. The breakdown for Witt’s nearly three quarters of play, on the other hand, was far from in his favor—Dawson carried the ball 19 times, while Witt threw only 13 passes.But Witt understands his job—to pass just enough to give Dawson space.“If I was the coach, if you’ve got a guy who is an inexperienced quarterback, you’re going to turn...
...ability is not solely defined by GPA, board score, or the variably “pretty” applications to which Bronshtein refers. The inhabitants of Byerly Hall try to value an application for both its tangible and intangible qualities. This means that the “throwing a ball hard or running quickly” is weighted, as is the ability to play the cello, or a work history that includes the founding of a non-profit. In my experience, there are few students at Harvard “only for athletics,” as there...