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According to Bayley F. Mason ’51, editor of a history of Harvard sports and a former Crimson editor, Harvard feared losing its “competitive edge...
...novel by essayist and National Public Radio regular Meghan Daum, were any less honest, her story could have ended on page 15. But Daum's bittersweet deconstruction of Lucinda's illusions reads like The Bridges of Madison County etched in acid. Lucinda acquires a boyfriend, an apathetic woodsman named Mason Clay, who--while he bears a passing resemblance to Sam Shepard and says "warsh" instead of "wash"--turns out to be both much more and much less than the man of her heartland dreams. Their disastrous romantic negotiations show us not only their own hearts but the heart...
Petrone (javelin), Doyle (hammer throw) and Gibson (shot put) have now qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Regionals, which will be held at George Mason University...
...seller. This could be any women's book group, save for the four boys, ages 11 to 14, who keep scarfing popcorn, cracking jokes and voicing their comments about Summerland, Chabon's highly touted children's novel. When the moms admit some confusion over Chabon's mystical baseball epic, Mason Marshall, 14, comes to their rescue. "A lot of it was mythology, Norse mythology and Indian mythology," he explains through a mouthful of popcorn...
...fear of judgment. Which means they're a great way to improve communication and understanding between parents and kids. That can be especially rewarding for mothers and sons who, as the boys grow older, may have fewer activities they share. "I was looking for ways to remain connected to Mason as he naturally--and with my support--began to separate from his dad and me," says Deb Claflin Marshall, a founding member of the Wilmette group. "This allows us to practice being adults together." For Dorothy Hemming and her son Neville, 12, the mother-son book group...