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...cases that may be - and a wide range of penalties for misjudging one, from the social embarrassment of missing a bird (quail hunting has an aristocratic tone that fosters a lot of ribbing about poor marksmanship) to the mortal anguish of hitting a human being. The sport is dangerous, which heightens its thrill, but it's a civilized level of danger that's usually manageable through good equipment, experienced companions, and traditional codes of conduct. The emotions behind these codes are old and fixed: pride and shame. Like a mountain climbing expedition, a hunting trip is an excuse-free zone...
Harvard students can sleep a little easier this week—not one of their roughly 12,000 faculty members made the cut for conservative author David Horowitz’s compilation of the “101 Most Dangerous Academics in America.” The listing, which profiles academics but does not rank professors by degree of danger, was released Sunday as part of Horowitz’s newest book, “The Professors.”According to the book’s jacket, “Horowitz exposes 101 academics—representative of thousands...
...Eight Below” is essentially little more than a snow spectacle; an excuse for gratuitous glacial shots and heart-tugging doggy-danger sequences...
After 88 consecutive weeks in the national rankings, the precariously-placed No. 10 Crimson is now in danger of slipping out of the polls with last night’s defeat. Boston College, on the other hand, could sneak into that tenth spot if it captures a weekend series against Providence...
...cross-country skiing, where crashes aren't the ever-present danger they are in alpine skiing, there are few things worse than losing or breaking a pole. So when Sara Renner's pole snapped midway through the Olympic women's cross country skiing team sprint race, the reaction was pretty near unanimous. "Oh no!" thought her relay partner, Beckie Scott, in the transition area below. "Not now, not here." "Oh my God, they've worked so hard for 12 years together and now, a stupid pole breaks!" recalled Sara's father Sepp Renner, watching in horror from the stands...