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Fortunately, New York City boasts not one, but two minor league ball clubs—the Brooklyn Cyclones and the Staten Island Yankees. An easy ride on the D, F, or Q to Coney Island will bring a true fan to Keyspan Park, and great seats at Cyclone games cost less than 20 dollars. Though they lack big names and major league celebrity, the Cyclones field young, earnest players to give the crowd their money’s worth. Keyspan Park offers the chance to break the monotony of a summer of i-banking with a real New York ballgame...
...evaluations was discussed (“CUE Proposal Irks Some Faculty,” news, May 3). I tried to get recognized to support the proposal, but was not called on. I was disappointed that there was opposition to this proposal from my faculty colleagues. I am no fan of anonymous surveys, and in the meeting, I found myself agreeing with many of the criticisms that my colleagues (even Harvey C. Mansfield ’53) leveled at the CUE evaluation process. But what bothered me was the common theme of individual faculty prerogative in the arguments...
...Europe and Latin America, your fate as a soccer fan is predetermined. Your father's team tends to become your team, end of story. We Americans are blissfully liberated from the weight of such history. When we become passionate about international football, we have the luxury of choosing our allegiances, of falling in love with whichever club suits us best. This freedom means that you will never tether yourself to an eternally hopeless bottom-dwelling club - unless that's your masochistic bent. You can pick a club that squares with your identity - be it gritty and hardworking, or champagne flash...
...soccer's profile continues to rise. Perhaps more than the bigger sports leagues, MLS has also been helped by the digital age. Today an American who is a fan of the Columbus Crew as well as England's champion, Chelsea, can watch both teams on any of three soccer-only channels plus ESPN/ABC or catch highlights on any of a dozen websites. The global exposure has whetted the U.S. appetite. Demographically, migration from Mexico and other Hispanic countries gives soccer (and baseball) a boost...
...Atlas, Heather L. Brink-Roby, Annelisa H. Pedersen, and Rowena H. Potts.The prizewinners in Kirkland House are Kristian J. Bergen, Robert L. Cohen, Christine S. Y. Kim, Om L. Lala, and Anica C. Law.Leverett House had the most Hoopes this year with ten winners: Luke M. Appling, Stephen Y.M. Fan, Elizabeth W. Green, Jessica J. Kim, Shih E. Lu, Julian M. Rose, Lisa L. Shu, Kelly Shue, Daniel B. Williams, and Emily C. Zazulia, and Lowell House also has a strong showing in Maggie Cao, Caitlin A. Donovan, Oscar Hernandez, Elizabeth M. McMillen, Sandra L.C. Wong, and Xiaolong Zhou.Mather House...