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...storied hockey history dating back to the last decade, Harvard has declined somewhat from the national scene. But despite the Crimson's dearth of NCAA tournament appearances--Harvard has not been there since 1994--these and other recent hindrances to national recognition have not adversely affected the Crimson's draft performance, or advancement...
...Back home, Schlesinger plunged into work on what became his Pulitzer prize- winning "The Age of Jackson" (he won a second Pulitzer, in 1966, for his participant's history of the Kennedy administration, "A Thousand Days"). Kept out of the draft by poor eyesight, he worked for the Office of War Information, eventually returning to London for the Research and Analysis branch of the OSS. Schlesinger politely rejects the Tom Brokaw idea of "the greatest generation": "Like all wars, our war was accompanied by atrocity and sadism, by stupidities and lies, pomposity and chickens...
...intent behind the rules is appealing. The college experience should be about learning, even if neither the individual school nor the student-athlete thinks so. Education is important for reasons we all realize, at the very least because not every student-athlete becomes a millionaire. Short of a draft selection, knowledge is the key to a successful future. These are things we hear in grade school...
...where they will hear nothing but the muffled thump of the horse's hooves and the whistling of the wind through the pines and aspens. There are many other ways to traverse the great outdoors: cross-country skis, snowshoes, sleds, skates and snowmobiles--even a sleigh behind two Belgian draft horses. Downhill-ski enthusiasts can schuss at nearby Winter Park and Silver Creek...
...have to have a creative mindset to get out a first draft, but then you must go through a critical process; establishing the balance is very difficult," she said. "Funding from the OFA is there to be had. You just have to pursue...