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DIED. Robert (Bob) Mathias, 75, legendary Olympian and former U.S. Congressman; in Fresno, Calif. Having taken up the decathlon only months before the 1948 London Olympics, Mathias won the gold medal at age 17. To celebrate, he said, "I'll start shaving, I guess." He repeated the feat at the next Olympics. As a Republican, he represented California in the House from...
Andrew Halstead, 19, got the signal loud and clear when he didn't pass the math portion of the EAP test two years ago. "I was ready, essentially, to take senior year off," says Halstead, now finishing his freshman year at California State University, Fresno. "Then I learned that I was worse off in math than I thought." So although he didn't need the additional credits to graduate, Halstead took extra math and science classes that he thought would help better prepare him for college-level work. "When my friends were going out senior year, I was studying...
...Harvard women’s tennis team lost its bid for spring break perfection on Saturday in Malibu, Calif., losing to No. 8 Pepperdine. The Crimson fell to 10-6 on the season with the loss after inflating its record with consecutive victories over Fresno State and San Diego State to kick off its spring break road trip. PEPPERDINE 5, HARVARD 2 Sophomore Stephanie Schnitter and senior Melissa Anderson contributed to the Harvard cause by notching singles victories in the No. 4 and 6 spots. However, their efforts proved not to be enough to propel Harvard over the Waves. Pepperdine...
...California actually uses a system that allows the top five percent of students to be assured into one of their top four picks in a UC school,” Obi Ugwu-Oju ’09, a graduate of Edison High School in Fresno, California, said...
...Heisman Trophy, by the second widest margin ever, after a dominant year as a runner, receiver and kick returner. Bush averaged a nation-high 8.9 yds. per carry and capped off the regular season in stunning fashion, tallying 513 all-purpose yards in a 50-42 win over Fresno State and 260 rushing yards in a 66-19 romp over crosstown rival UCLA...