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...speed-boated down the Ganges, you climbed Mount Herschel on Antarctica you went on that three-year, four-wheel-dirve expedition to the South Pole. What was the allure of Antarctica? It was a very good challenge. Vivian Fuchs wanted to cross the Antarctic and carry out the task that [Ernest] Shackleton had tried. He invited me on the expedition, I think mainly because he felt that would enable him to get support from the government. It was a good challenge, and it was snow and ice, which I enjoy...
...usual Kikuyu driver for Preston, a Luo, at the last minute. By now the road has deteriorated to a heavily potholed gravel track. "Look at this road," says Preston. "Look how bad it is around here. This is why they are fighting." At the next roadblock, a telegraph pole laid across the road, a man leans into the car and drunkenly slurs, "We do not like Kikuyu this side...
...Despite his victory over Mbeki in the race for the party leadership, it is not yet certain that Zuma will in fact become President of the country when Mbeki's term expires - despite the fact that the ANC's electoral majority remains unassailable. Although he has now attained pole position in the race to succeed Mbeki, Zuma would be barred from standing for President if he is convicted of corruption before the election. (If he becomes President before a case comes to court, he would be immune from prosecution until he left office.) A Zuma conviction would leave...
...first time running the event, sophomore Justin Grinstead took third in the 500-meter dash with a time of 1:05.69. Co-captain Alex Obrecht placed second in the shot put with a throw of 14.69 meters, and freshman Sean Gil took second in the pole vault by clearing 4.75 meters. On the women’s end, junior Becky Christensen again won the high jump. Christensen, an All-American who took 10th at NCAA Championships last season, also automatically qualified for the IC4A Championships with her jump of 1.75 meters. The final individual winner...
...been at Cabot, he said that the House has seen through at least two student-focused initiatives. Following a controversy over the holiday season several years ago, Kargère pushed for the celebration of Festivus, the Seinfeld-inspired multi-cultural celebratory event that uses an aluminum pole in the place of a Christmas tree. The House also transformed a largely unused underground space into “one of the nicest weight rooms” in the House system, he said. Luciana Herman, an expository writing preceptor and a resident tutor in Quincy House, has been tapped to serve...