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...return to Cambridge, after living in Connecticut for 30 years, is somewhat of a homecoming. Richard, born in Kent in southeastern England, studied anthropology as an undergraduate at Cambridge’s Newham College during the late ’60s. It was there that she participated in her most memorable form of protest, when in 1967 she jumped on Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s car to demonstrate against the Vietnam War, as she recounted to The Daily Telegraph...
EVEN LOS ANGELES DODGERS fans, famous for leaving games early to beat traffic, made U-turns to catch one of the most dramatic comebacks in baseball history. Trailing the San Diego Padres 9-5 in the bottom of the ninth, Dodgers Jeff Kent, J.D. Drew, Russell Martin and Marlon Anderson belted four home runs on just seven pitches to tie the game. A two-run blast in the 10th from Nomar Garciaparra finished the job. Game over...
...Born in Kent in southeastern England, and trained as an anthropologist at Cambridge and the University of London, Richard joined Yale’s faculty in 1972 and served as the school’s chief administrative and financial officer from 1994 until...
...Born in Kent in southeastern England, and trained as an anthropologist at Cambridge and the University of London, Richard joined Yale's faculty in 1972 and served as the school’s chief administrative and financial officer from 1994 until the end of 2002. In 2003, she assumed the vice-chancellorship at Cambridge—the top non-ceremonial position at the university—where she now oversees 31 colleges, 8,500 staff members, and 18,000 students. Her term at Cambridge is set to expire...
...your stepchild? Balancing the scales of justice between them can test parents sorely. Susan Wallis, a kindergarten teacher in Ellicott City, Md., initially tried to defend her son Sam, now 10, when his three older stepsiblings teased him. "I'd react, 'My poor baby!'" she admits. Her husband Kent Davis suggested that when the kids fought, the disputants should bring their issue before both parents. Each child, without interruption and using "I" statements, would explain what happened and how it made him feel. The tactic has helped the kids recognize when they are being unfair and learn to resolve their...