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Anticipating a surge in "distance learning," cable entrepreneur Glenn Jones in 1987 founded the Mind Extension University. Based in Englewood, Colo., it beams college-credit courses to 36,000 students across the country, under the aegis of such established institutions as the University of Minnesota and Penn State. Last fall a branch of the University of Maryland began offering the nation's first four-year bachelor of arts program via Mind Extension; 60 students are enrolled. "Today's students are often working," explains Paul Hamlin, the Maryland dean in charge of the program. "They need to be able to compete...
...number-one ranked team. Eight freshmen will try to help the Crimson keep that ranking for the rest of the season. Jeremy Amen of Villa Park, Calif.; Don Dalgle of Milville, N.J.; Brian Enge of Bakers-field, Calif; Alex Estevez; Lenny Llkhanoff of Rockville, MD; Josh Morris of Englewood, Mass.; James Reilly of South Easton, Mass. and Scott Salisbury of Allison Park, Penn...
...immigrants from Iran had eagerly awaited Reza's birth in June 1974 as the symbol of their new life in the U.S. Houshang Garakani of Englewood Cliffs, N.J., a psychiatrist, had just launched his private practice in Manhattan. His wife Sadri had won entry into a master's program in educational psychology at New York University, an initial step on the path that would lead to her becoming president of the Englewood Cliffs board of education...
...tough Englewood neighborhood of Chicago's South Side, Anne Claxton stands out for her bravery. The 44-year-old mother was returning to her home from a medical clinic when ex-Con Jamaljah Aliwoli opened fire on two rookie patrolmen who had stopped him for a traffic violation. Patrolman Daniel Duffy fell wounded, and Aliwoli shot wildly at the other officer, Gregory Matura. After wounding Matura, Aliwoli turned and began hunting for Duffy with his .357 Magnum. But Claxton dashed between them, hiding Duffy as the gunman went past. The gunman stared at her before heading straight toward a police...
...phone in the basement so she would have a private study. The Sanchez family too has made a success of the arrangement. Says Lucy Sanchez: "Family is family, and we believe and act on that." But for others, the setup proves too difficult. Michelle Del Turco, 24, of Englewood, Colo., a Denver suburb, has been home three times -- and left three times. "What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol problem," she explains. "He never liked anyone I dated, so I either had to sneak around or meet them at friends' houses...