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...commitment from Colorado with the departure of its previous coach. As a true freshman, Clarke played in eight games as a kickoff and punt return specialist. During his sophomore year, Clarke completely disappeared from the football scene, serving a one-year undisclosed suspension. This year, however, Clarke??s services will be called upon, and Clarke remains intent on providing them. “Like Levi, Mike just has so much pure speed and athleticism. I’m definitely excited to see what he can do,” Pizzotti said. Now that he’s back...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Corps Steps Up in Time of Hurt | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

Frederik G. Pohl, co-author of “The Last Theorem,” met Clarke in 1950. The two science fiction writers remained friends and collaborators until Clarke??s death. “When we were writing ‘The Last Theorem,’ [Clarke] was ill, and progressively more so,” Pohl says. “But it was a pleasure anyway...

Author: By Charleton A. Lamb, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sci-Fi Legend Moves On to the Afterlife | 4/9/2008 | See Source »

...imaginative quality of Clarke??s work cemented his place among great science fiction writers. “Clarke was a visionary who shaped our awareness of the future,” says Seo-Young J. Chu, a lecturer in the History and Literature department and follower of Clarke??s work...

Author: By Charleton A. Lamb, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sci-Fi Legend Moves On to the Afterlife | 4/9/2008 | See Source »

Clarke was one of few science fiction writers whose work was widely appreciated in literary circles. “What he wrote was classical science fiction,” Pohl says. “It was just that he did it better than almost anyone else.” Clarke??s work earned him a knighthood and two Nobel Prize nominations, among various other awards and honors...

Author: By Charleton A. Lamb, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sci-Fi Legend Moves On to the Afterlife | 4/9/2008 | See Source »

...Clarke??s work consistently pushed the boundaries of science fiction through vivid depictions of imagined worlds. His legacy is perhaps best described in his own words, penned in a 1962 essay: “The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible...

Author: By Charleton A. Lamb, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sci-Fi Legend Moves On to the Afterlife | 4/9/2008 | See Source »

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