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While the sophomore’s gold medal stands as testament to his phenomenal effort, the manner in which he dispatched the nation’s top competitors through five grueling bouts at the Las Vegas Convention Center speaks volumes about his progress.

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sophomore Dominates in Las Vegas | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

In enumerating his sources of inspiration in his campaign for UC president, Koenigs points first to a fateful encounter with President-elect Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention this summer.

Author: By Carola A. Cintron-arroyo and Marianna N Tishchenko, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Hooligan Bids for Presidency | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

Under bright lights in Las Vegas, Harvard’s top grapplers continued to shine.Sophomore Corey Jantzen captured a title in his first action of the year, while junior co-captains J.P. O’Connor and Louis Caputo posted top-three finishes at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Impressive 11th Fueled by Strong Individuals | 12/7/2008 | See Source »

That was 1939, when Ackerman and his friend Myrtle R. Douglas attended the first World Science Fiction Convention in Manhattan - both dressed in space suits. (Trekkies, now you know who originated that imaginative eccentricity.) In a 1996 interview with Ed Grant of the New York City cable access show Media...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sci-Fi's No. 1 Fanboy, Forrest J Ackerman, Dies at 92 | 12/6/2008 | See Source »

This futurist lived long enough to serenely contemplate his own future, or lack of it. "It would be nice to look forward to going to a Great Sci-Fi Convention in the Sky when I expire," he wrote. "I am vaguely contemplating opting for a cryogenic comeback but in case...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sci-Fi's No. 1 Fanboy, Forrest J Ackerman, Dies at 92 | 12/6/2008 | See Source »

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