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Before Steve Prefontaine lost his life in a horrific car crash, he was known to run “every lap like it was his last.” When he first arrived at University of Oregon, for example, he immediately became the number-one runner and juiced mad girls by giving them free Adidas kicks...
...While for many of you, I'm sure this isn't new information, it's becoming increasingly obvious that in some cases, people are quite unaware. Since my arrival on this campus last year, a number of fascinating yet saddening stories suggesting this problem have fallen into my lap. Just to name...
...rotating schedule of swing, bebop, latin jazz, and funk, so all breeds of jazzhounds will be satisfied. The stage is about as roomy as the rest of the place, meaning that the enormously appreciative audience might as well be in the drummer’s lap. “Audience participation,” more often than not, means spilling your drink on the bandleader’s shoes...
...most poignant film ever made about Steve Prefontaine, Coach Bill Bowerman ends his heart-wrenching eulogy about the great distance runner’s career by saying: “Pre ran every race like it was his last. Well, this is his last. This is the bell lap for Steve Prefontaine.” The camera then cuts to a hearse driving around the track of at Oregon’s Hayward Field while a chant of “Pre! Pre! Pre!” crescendos from the packed stands...
...recent fine August day, I had a little bit of a scare. My Air China flight from Ningbo to Beijing was just rolling down the runway for take-off. I was sitting quietly, unopened book in lap and smug thoughts about a certain half-price plane ticket in mind, when my seat started shaking, harder than before...