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...when George Caley, accompanied by a small dog and three of "the strongest men in the colony," began walking towards the mountains that squatted on the horizon to the west of the rough and rowdy settlement. No one had been able to reach that dusky blue range, let alone cross it, and the headstrong young botanist was filled with "an enthusiastic pride of going farther than any person has yet been." Though he did just that, and managed to get home again, what Caley and his convict assistants encountered during their three-week expedition would permanently damage his health...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wild Blue Yonder | 11/23/2004 | See Source »

...whiteboard in the Kintore shed lists their toil (Johnny - 4 by 2; Eileen - 107 by 28; Joseph - 4 by 3 ? ) and linen, gesso and cadmium yellow to be ordered in. But in short supply this morning are the artists: only Josephine Napurrula and Eileen Napaltjarri are at work, cross-legged on the floor, quietly dabbing at their canvases...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Painting for Their Lives | 11/23/2004 | See Source »

...Harvard, Bennett ran track and cross country and contributed to the Harvard Independent and Harvard Magazine, he said. But he called his “most meaningful experience” taking a course called the Uses of History, taught by Warren Professor Ernest R. May and Dillon Professor Richard E. Neustadt at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG). Bennett became a case writer for them, and May served as his thesis advisor...

Author: By Nicholas M. Ciarelli, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Post Picks Alum As Managing Editor | 11/23/2004 | See Source »

...Harvard women’s foil squad deflated Columbia in a 9-0 shutout behind the performances of co-captains Chloe Stinetorf and Anne Austin and freshman Emily Cross, all of whom went undefeated in the competition. After barely breaking the top half of the women’s foil rankings at the Penn State Garrett Open last weekend, Austin avenged her poor showing by smothering every opponent she faced...

Author: By Courtney M. Petrouski, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Women Outduel Lions in New York | 11/23/2004 | See Source »

Sophomore Sam Cross dominated foil, taking two of his three bouts...

Author: By Courtney M. Petrouski, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Women Outduel Lions in New York | 11/23/2004 | See Source »

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