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...Tigers' sole nod to their lameness was hiring Mike Veeck, the son of Bill Veeck, the Hall of Fame owner who organized the disco-album bonfire at Comiskey Park in the '70s, to do their promotions. So they did have Duct Tape Night, Magic Night with illusionist Aaron Radatz, a Christian concert after an Angels game and Baseball Card Blitz, where kids under 15 got to trample one another on a field littered with 50,000 packs of baseball cards. But Veeck didn't go far enough. First of all, he should have removed the Tigers from those baseball-card...
Despite the difficulties, the act is in many ways producing the results Bush intended. At Pepper Elementary School in Oak Park, Mich., listed as failing because only 33% of kids are reading at grade level, former students are volunteering to work with those who need help. The school has hired six retired teachers to give students additional help and is using federal money to set up a summer tutoring program. "You don't feel good about working in a failing school," says fourth-grade teacher Maureen Line. "But since we were labeled as such, people have really pulled together...
...Harvard field hockey team entered College Park, Md. for a two-game set against ranked opponents in the hopes of leaving with a spot on the STX/NFHCA Coaches Poll. But after a disappointing 3-2 loss to No. 20 Richmond on Saturday, the Crimson rolled into Terrapin country yesterday as underdogs and couldn’t unseat No. 3 Maryland...
Rounding out the Crimson’s scoring were senior Neal Hegge (83-79), junior Matt Amis (78-77) and sole freshman Jin Park...
Today he heads to New York City, where he will conduct teachings and speak in Central Park...