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...never been defeated in a re-election bid. So, faced with a popular Democratic incumbent, Governor Ed Rendell, state Republicans are considering a Hail Mary pass for next year's election. They're paying serious attention to Lynn Swann, a Hall of Fame wide receiver for the championship Pittsburgh Steelers teams of the 1970s and now a commentator for ABC Sports. Swann has begun testing the political waters, launching an exploratory committee and making appearances at grass-roots gatherings. At 53, Swann doesn't have any electoral experience, and so far he's been mum on his agenda except...
JILL A. GORZE - Pittsburgh...
While up to 17 swimmers per school were allowed to compete, Harvard sent only 12 to this year’s Championships, which were held at the University of Pittsburgh. After two days of competition, the Crimson (8-0, 8-0 EISL) was in fifth place. However, a number of sound performances on Sunday, which team members attributed to having less down time between races, helped the team rise in the standings...
Once on the other side of Johnston Gate, however, things looked considerably different. Instead of engaging in philosophical discourse while sipping mocha in between classes, I stood in line at Annenberg for chicken marsala and stumbled through awkward introductions with my new classmates (Rena Xu; Holworthy; Pittsburgh; Biochemistry). Instead of reaching enlightenment in a stately wood-paneled chamber, I found my way to Cabot Library (“They never showed THIS in the brochures!” my freshman roommate exclaimed indignantly). And far from knowing instinctively where my niche at this large school lay, I treaded uncertainly...
There's doable, and there's 300 miles, roughly the distance from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia. The Karnazes megamarathon will require staying up for more than three days, not to mention the possibility of sleep running and hallucinating. "My curiosity is how far this human system can go," says Karnazes. "What is it really capable of?" His endurance is legendary in the ultramarathon community, a 12,000- to 15,000-strong collection of rabid overachievers. On the road to 300 Karnazes pursues a vampire-like training schedule, rising at 2 a.m. for 50-mile runs and then putting in a full...