Word: mckinleys
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Sara M. McKinley ’03 recognizes that some of her future goals are uncommon. As she sits in the Quincy dining hall, clad in a red T-shirt with the word “heartthrob” scrawled across her chest, she smiles broadly as she discusses some of her aspirations for senior year. She leans in slightly, with the posture of someone who is about to divulge a secret. Her brunette curls shake slightly as she speaks...
...McKinley says she has not always expressed such a passionate interest in academics. As a sophomore she was trekking through life at Harvard as a biology concentrator. Looking back on the experience, she says she remembers sitting through lectures in the Science Center that were cold in a literal and physical sense—she never felt she got a chance to really know her professors and she was constantly amazed at the building’s apparent lack of high-quality heating...
...McKinley says that seems like a long time ago now. She is one of roughly 20 students at Harvard who is pursing a special concentration, a degree program that allows her to develop a uniquely personal field of study. McKinley currently studies “Culture, Disease and Public Health,” a field that allows her to consider questions such as the worldwide AIDS epidemic from cultural and social perspectives. Her Harvard experience these days is anything but impersonal, as she has already designed five classes that meet her unique interests. She has also changed her formerly large...
Hommer ascended 6,193-m Mount McKinley in 1999 and last year climbed 914 m. short of Everest's peak. Now he's training for a new try next spring. The first person to summit with an artificial leg was Tom Whittaker...
...HOMMER First double amputee Hommer ascended 20,320-ft. Mount McKinley in 1999 and last year climbed 3,000 ft. short of Everest's peak. Now he's training for a new try next spring. The first person to summit with an artificial leg was Tom Whittaker...