Word: branden
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...letters. One of them, from Nathan Blumenthal, a 19-year-old freshman at UCLA, changed the 45-year-old novelist's life. The student became a member of the close-knit circle of her followers nicknamed the Collective, which included Greenspan. But before long, Blumenthal, by then named Nathaniel Branden, was her declared "intellectual heir." Writes Heller: "A month before her 50th birthday, she and Nathaniel received their partners' permission to meet for sex twice a week ... The affair provided excitement and deep fulfillment at a crucial, and essentially pleasureless, moment in her writing life." The book in question...
Alas, all of Rand's stern declarations about reason trumping emotion were of little value in 1968, when Branden revealed an affair with a young actress, whom he later married. Rand repudiated him, closed the institute and never spoke to her protégé of 19 years again...
...winning eight of the nine contested bouts.Both matches at Brown began with the 174 lbs. bouts. The Bears opened with a decision win in which Matt Gevelinger defeated freshman Wesley Walker, 8-6. Freshman Louis Caputo (184 lbs.) put Harvard on the board with a major decision against Branden Stearns. Brown then recorded a win at 197 lbs. against sophomore Joseph Bechtold, but junior tri-captain Bode Ogunwole, ranked seventh in the nation, answered with an 8-3 decision win in the heavyweight class.The Crimson forfeited the bout at 125 lbs. before Preston (133 lbs.) scored a major decision against...
Those changes left the Princeton backfield increasingly vulnerable, and quarterback Matt Verbit and his running back tandem, Jon Veach and Branden Benson, significantly less likely to find a path back to the line of scrimmage. Junior linebacker Matt Thomas alone accounted for two sacks and six tackles for a loss as he and the front seven harassed Verbit and nullified Veach—who a season ago rushed for over 200 yards against the Crimson—surrendering a measly 85 net yards on the ground...
...offensive side starts quarterback Matt Verbit and the top three leading rushers from last season, including current rushing leader Branden Benson and workhorse Jon Veach. In the Tigers last meeting with the Crimson, Veach lit up the Harvard defense for a career-high 205 yards...