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DIED. DICK SCHAAP, 67, witty, award-winning sports journalist and host of TV and radio shows, including ESPN's The Sports Reporters; after hip-replacement surgery; in New York City. In his five-decade career, Schaap befriended countless celebrities, covered sports and sometimes culture for Newsweek, nbc, abc and espn, and won six Emmys. Among his 33 books was the 1968 best seller Instant Replay, written with Green Bay Packer Jerry Kramer...
...terrible ordeal indeed. Walker (he goes by his mother’s maiden name) was taken prisoner by the Northern Alliance after the fall of Kunduz and imprisoned in the now-infamous Kala Jangi fortress. At the prison, Newsweek reported recently, he refused to answer questions posed by two CIA agents. Shortly after he was sent back to his cell, one of his interrogators, CIA agent Johnny “Mike” Spann, was killed by Walker’s comrades-in-arms...
...cons of birth control). Simply put, Rachel is a beautiful person. Her stories on irony and hot law school activists dig deep. Her big hugs and undying commitment to this magazine go unparalleled. She will rule the comp and perhaps teach our staff a bit about true reporting, Newsweek style. FM is confident that, with the mag under the reigns of this pony-tailed blond, copy will be award-worthy...
Though not really an underground newspaper, our flavor was decidedly more relaxed than the daily Crimson. But our stories were some of the best writing published on campus. The most popular weekly feature was the movie page, written by Mark T. Whitaker ’79, now editor of Newsweek. His talent, precise prose, and personality stifled any editorial inclinations to tamper, but we all benefited from his freedom. For some of the less-talented rest of us, this freedom could be problematic. I wrote a column and, pulling rank, overruled my editor on several points. In the clear light...
Patrick C. Toomey ’03 has brought The Cay by Theodore Taylor to give to his tutee. Sara R. Feinberg ’02 holds a Newsweek she plans to read and discuss with hers...