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...David Ho was sitting in the audience during an AIDS meeting in 2007 when the presenter flashed a cartoon onscreen to make a point. Along with his colleagues, Ho chuckled at the image of a blindfolded baseball player swinging mightily at an incoming pitch. But as amused as the scientists were, they were sobered too; they knew that the player in the cartoon was them. A swing and a miss, the image was saying, one of many in the long battle against AIDS...
...also-ran sweepstakes, the debut of Legion edged out another battle of angels and devils, The Book of Eli, $18.2 million to $17 million. The Tooth Fairy, a PG comedy starring Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson as a killer hockey player consigned to putting cash under kids' pillows, finished a close fourth with $14.5 million. The other new release, Extraordinary Measures, with Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford, earned less than half that. This true-life story, of a father's quest to find a treatment for his two dying children, was the first theatrical feature from CBS Films. Audiences took...
...It’s a dream come true,” Akpan said moments after having thanked his family, teammates, and coaches on stage. “Every [player] will tell you that the day they can stand up on that podium and be welcomed to a team...
This marks the second consecutive year that two Ancient Eight players were selected in the MLS SuperDraft—last year Grendi and Michael Fucito ’08-’09 carried the Ivy torch. Akpan is the second-highest Crimson player to be drafted—Will Kohler ’97 was selected 15th overall by the MetroStars in 1997—and the fifth Harvard player all-time to be drafted. Nyamekye is the first Crimson defensive player to be selected...
...almost the entire freshman class Saturday night, Sean W. Pohorence '13 detailed his eligibility for those still in search of an escort to the Snow Ball. With credentials such as “a formidable stamp collection” and the inspiring goal of someday becoming a "football player doctor astronaut," it is quite obvious why girls may have been too intimidated to ask him in person...