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...Harvard football program uses its JV squad as a proving ground for many of its recruited freshmen, harkening back to a time when first-years were ineligible to participate by Ivy League rules...
...land they left behind is scarred by the detritus of war and industry. To the southwest lies the Dugway Proving Ground, where the U.S. government develops chemical and biological weapons. To the east is one of the world's largest nerve-gas incinerators. To the north is a giant magnesium plant, a major polluter. To the northwest sit a hazardous-waste incinerator and a toxic-waste landfill. The tribe's only profitable business is a municipal garbage dump serving Salt Lake City...
...reservation, two women confront each other across a weed-choked yard. Bullcreek's run-down house is surrounded by old tires and broken furniture. "It would be nice to live comfortably," she says. "But we want to maintain our heritage--not be a dumping ground for the domineering society." In contrast, Lori Skiby, 44, the Goshutes' vice chairwoman, has built a $100,000 house thanks to utility-funded tribal loans. "Traditional values don't put a roof over your head," she counters. Both say they want the same thing: for their children and grandchildren to live a good, safe life...
...says, referring to the week-long symposium of Christianity-themed speakers, workshops, and entertainment. The CSA was invited to become one of the many co-sponsors of the event, Brewer says, but because the CSA bylaws require the group “to be involved in planning from the ground level up,” the leadership had to turn down the offer. The CSA also turned down membership in Harvard Christian Unity, a group formed a few years ago to facilitate the planning of the Veritas Forum. “We initially expressed reluctance at joining...
...spent a lot of the fall just making sure I wasn’t going to get hurt again,” McAteer says. “It seems to be a recurring injury.” An effective off-speed, moving-ball pitcher, McAteer specializes in inducing the ground ball by pitching low in the zone. “She’s not overpowering with speed but she can make people look silly,” Allard says. “So she really mixes it up a lot and uses a lot of movement...