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...that made his work so beautiful. Unlike many others, he refused to tolerate the notion that inner-city students were incapable of learning. Escalante, whose inspirational story was the basis for the 1988 film Stand and Deliver, died March 30 at 79 after a years-long battle with bladder cancer. Upon arriving in the U.S. from Bolivia, Escalante studied English at night to earn his California teaching credentials. At Garfield High School, he found that his primarily Mexican-American working-class students were oppressed by a culture of low expectations, and he began to overhaul the school's math curriculum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jaime Escalante | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

From macro to micro: at the bottom of the top 10 is Letters from God, a Christian-themed inspirational drama about a kid with cancer and his Almighty pen pal. The movie earned $1,250,000 on 897 screens, way below last year's Christian semi-hit Fireproof. But Letters cost only $3 million to make, so it could turn a profit, if the faithful keep contributing to the multiplex collection plate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Box-Office Weekend: Tina Topples, or Ties, Titans | 4/11/2010 | See Source »

Smider is running to benefit cancer research at Dana Farber, in honor of his sister-in-law, Elizabeth, who passed away on Dec. 24, 2008 after a long battle with breast cancer...

Author: By Catherine E. Coppinger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Alum to Run Over 100 Miles For a Good Cause | 4/9/2010 | See Source »

Imagine if we had to put this extra effort into our appearances every day of the week. We would lose valuable hours that could otherwise be spent volunteering, writing papers, or curing cancer. In reality, we are the lucky ones. Sunshine and balmy temperatures are more detrimental to Harvard students than alcohol and dating could ever be. Living in New England thankfully doesn’t give us the option of trading excellence for a good...

Author: By Lea J. Hachigian | Title: California Dreaming | 4/7/2010 | See Source »

...movie star, who survived quadruple bypass surgery in 1979 and colorectal cancer in 2006, finally died Thursday, in Santa Ynez, Calif., of pneumonia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Charlie's an Angel Now: John Forsythe Dies at 92 | 4/3/2010 | See Source »

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