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...book, he so impressed Host (and astronomy buff) Johnny Carson that he was soon invited back, for a choicer spot on the show. That second appearance gave Sagan a chance to tell the story of the evolution of the universe and the beginnings of life in his inimitable cadences: "Fifteen billion years ago, the universe was without form. There were no galaxies, stars or planets. There was no life. There was darkness everywhere." When Sagan's soliloquy ended, said a reviewer, 100,000 teen-age listeners must have vowed on the spot to become astronomers. One thing is certain: Sagan...
...Fifteen minutes and two penalty corners later, Bell rocketed another drive toward the cage, but this ball struck an intermediary: the leg of star link Ann Velie. Velie collapsed on the carpet in a heap, and was helped off the field minutes later with a pancake-sized bruise just above her knee...
...always been easy to feel sorry for Janis Ian. Fifteen years ago, she gained notice as a persecuted teenager condemned for interracial dating with "Society's Child." In the mid-Seventies, she won public attention again for her melancholy recollection of high school, "At Seventeen." In those cases, at least, her sorrows were transformed into moving artistic statements. These days, though, she's in a sorrier state yet: attempting to conform to the musical tastes of the moment...
...fifteen minutes more of this verbal frolic and I essay a politely inane closing riff. "Well, good luck on your Japan tour. I'm sure it'll be a good shot...
...refusal to go out on what it sees as an academic limb will hurt the quality of education here. By turning away associate professor after associate professor, departments deny themselves some of the brightest academic prospects for the future and reduce the chances of their returning here ten or fifteen years later -- when Harvard finally deems them worthy of a permanent position...