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...Stack-Babich deposited an offering from Cornell’s David Rochefort over the center-field fence to give Harvard its second straight walk-off win over the Big Red, which had roared back from a four-run deficit to tie the game at five on a Nathan Ford jack in the top of the ninth...
...Association (BPLA) hosted its first annual Ruffin Dinner last Friday to honor two individuals who embodied service, leadership and creativity in law during a transformative period in United States history. The honorees, actor Voltaire R. Sterling, who graduated from the Law School in 2005, and Judge Joyce London Alexander Ford, spoke to dinner guests on the importance of social activism and minority leadership under President Obama. “In an unprecedented manner, the Obamas have charged us to ensure that the change we wish to see in this community is ultimately brought about by us,” Sterling...
Long after we’ve all forgotten what he actually did or did not do for General Motors, America will remember CEO Rick Wagoner for his injudicious use of executive privilege. Wagoner and his colleagues at Ford and Chrysler gained notoriety for flying in three separate private jets to Washington, in order to ask Congress for a multi-billion dollar bailout. Four months later, Wagoner has resigned as a condition of this bailout and been replaced by Fritz Henderson, GM’s current president and chief operating officer...
...days, more importantly, the Final Four will jolt the local economy. Thousands of fans have flocked to Detroit for the big games, and they'll spend money in the city's downtown hotels, restaurants, bars and retail shops. The games are being played at Ford Field, the downtown home of the Detroit Lions, which will seat some 70,000 fans. Fan-festivals and free concerts throughout the weekend will also draw visitors downtown. The NCAA anticipates that the Final Four will generate anywhere between $30 million and $50 million in new direct spending for the ailing area. (Hear Dick Vitale...
...History would seem to side with the economists. In 2006, Detroit hosted the America's most gargantuan sports event, the Super Bowl, also at Ford Field. Fans gave the area a $274 million boost, according to one economic research firm. Over 90 million people watched the face-off between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks on television. Did the game lift Detroit long-term? Well, Detroit's unemployment rate is 13%, worst in the country among major metropolitan areas. The city's bonds have junk ratings. Because its school system has run up a $305 million deficit, the city...