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...Kennedy—who passed away on Aug. 25—is best remembered for what he became after college: the last surviving brother in a generation of an iconic American political family; a polarizing figure struck by tragedy and plagued by self-inflicted controversy; the “Lion of the Senate,” an avowed liberal who reached across the aisle in the name of getting things done for the causes he believed...
Described by co-founder Madison O. Klein ’11 as “a club for the ridiculously good looking and extraordinarily intelligent, and for those who are of lion-hearted courageousness—and modest,” The Board Riders at Harvard (BRAH) is intent on bringing some West coast surfing culture all the way to Boston. Klein and co-founder Benjamin B. Massenburg ’11, who are from southern California and Hawaii, respectively, decided to found BRAH this year in order to bring their passion for surfing to the Harvard student body...
...plane, through the front doorway, and up the stairs to Dad's bedroom. His eyes were closed. I would let him have this last peaceful sleep. The television set near his bed caught my eye. I lunged at the connecting wires and ripped them from the wall." (See "The Lion of the Senate, Edward Kennedy...
Most of the crime, Kennedy says, takes place on a level between the petty crooks and thugs, which in cities like Baltimore represents the lion's share of violence. He says the so-called gangs are really just informal street groups that represent an overwhelming share of the violence. "They are not killing each other over money or turf," he says. "They are killing each other over honor and vendettas." And while these groups are small, their effect is wide. A Cincinnati study, in which Kennedy participated, found that "street groups" accounted for three-tenths of 1% of the city...
Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56, the “Lion of the Senate” and the last remaining son of the prominent Democratic political family, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday after a funeral mass packed with political dignitaries that included a eulogy by President Barack Obama.Kennedy passed away last Tuesday night at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass. after a year-long battle with brain cancer. He was 77. More than 25,000 mourners lined up to pay their respects to the senator at the John F. Kennedy...