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DIED. SKITCH HENDERSON, 87, avuncular, Grammy-winning maestro of TV's Golden Age; in New Milford, Conn. Born Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson, the classically trained musician got his start on radio shows starring Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby (who gave him his nickname) before landing a job as the Tonight Show's first bandleader. With his Vandyke beard and audience-participation games, he was a key part of the show, bantering with Steve Allen and, later, Johnny Carson. After a jail stint for income-tax evasion, he founded the symphonic orchestra New York Pops, which he directed until his death...
DIED. GLADYS TANTAQUIDGEON, 106, medicine woman and oldest living Mohegan; in Uncasville, Conn. An expert on ancient-culture preservation, she collected tribal correspondence as well as old birth and marriage records that documented the tribe's history long after its reservation had disbanded. Her efforts helped boost the dwindling Mohegans into a federally recognized, 1,700-member tribe that now runs the successful Connecticut casino Mohegan...
When Deborah Elam began her career at General Electric 20 years ago, she says, "diversity was something we managed, to make sure we were in compliance." That has changed. Instead of just going through the motions, the Fairfield, Conn., company began affinity groups for minorities 15 years ago. But when Elam, 44, took the helm as chief diversity officer three years ago, she recognized a specific need to improve GE's record in retaining and promoting minority women. She launched the Multicultural Women's Initiative, among whose programs is an annual boot camp that teaches the secrets of success...
Demitra Jones was never in danger of getting lost in the shuffle. At just 18, she was placed as an intern with Pitney Bowes--a mail-and-document-management company in Stamford, Conn.-- by Inroads, a career-development group for urban minority youths. A member of the black sorority Delta Sigma Theta who worked at Inroads was Jones' first mentor, coaching her on "how to behave in the corporate environment." At Pitney she met Michael Holmes, its African-American director of diversity and at the time a director of Inroads, who also mentored her. The internship continued throughout college...
...Crimson (3-19, 0-12 Ivy) will have to pick up a victory against Yale or Brown at home this weekend to snap its 11-match losing streak and avoid finishing the year without a league win.Earlier in the season, Harvard was blanked by the Bulldogs in New Haven, Conn., but took the Bears to four games in Providence before losing 3-1.“When we last played Brown, it was definitely a very close match and it was very well fought,” said junior middle hitter Katie Turley-Molony. “Every team that...