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...British colony of the Gold Coast gathered to witness the founding of their new nation a half-century ago, they carried not only their personal hopes and fears but the aspirations of a continent. As the first colony in sub-Saharan Africa to break away from its foreign master in the post-1945 era of independence, Ghana became the symbol of a land throwing off its shackles, the first breeze in what British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan would later dub "the wind of change." "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation...
...right. Everyone is sitting in a circle on low beach chairs, wiggling toes in the white sand while debating the wisdom of getting into a centrifuge to test vomit potential at the high G-forces needed to soar into space. That's when the merry prankster himself, Sir Richard--master of Virgin Air, Virgin Records, Virgin stem cells, Virgin everything if he had his way--shows up and starts talking about sex in space. A vision of weightless gymnastics at zero G and intricate human docking maneuvers dances briefly in everyone's head. "Of course, if you want...
...your hand at a weekly trivia night. The main draw at Uno’s Sunday night throwdown, according to many participants, is host Al S. Beuscher, who speaks in a voice stolen from the “Price is Right.” The Bee Gees-loving trivia master says of himself, “People tend to really like me.” Not everyone agrees: Beuscher was “mugged once after trivia because some guy was mad about a question.” Of course, with a $50 Uno’s gift certificate...
Kirkland House Master Verena Conley was one of the people who alerted the police about the intruder, according to her husband and co-Master Tom Conley...
...Brien’s contribution to student life, however, goes far beyond that of a top-notch House master. In her two years as deputy dean of Harvard College, O’Brien’s was among the loudest voices for improving student life in University Hall. Although her tenure at Harvard was brief—O’Brien was reportedly fired last summer largely due to internal politics—she made changes in student life at Harvard that will last for generations...