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Though demurely silent among the spring evening voices of other icons, the verve of Rachel Carson comes to life as the conversation shifts to a planet in crisis. As the inspiration for grassroots environmentalism, Carson’s zeal penetrates the celebratory ambiance surrounding Shirley and Edgar. By questioning the status quo she inadvertently laid the groundwork for what was to become the Environmental Protection Agency. She might tell all at the table to speak without fear, stand one’s ground and be grand in vision. Carson’s choice from the menu: activism...
...stunning finish, Rachel Alexandra, 3, held off Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird to become the first filly to capture the Preakness Stakes in 85 years. The two will square off at the Belmont Stakes, the Triple Crown's final leg, on June...
Sometimes it takes married couples years to be able to finish each other’s sentences. But Eric T. Smith, the fiancé of Rachel J. Gottlieb ’09, didn’t even need to propose to her out loud. On a “makeshift” Valentine’s Day date in late February, Gottlieb and Smith were walking along a pier near the Boston aquarium when she felt him carving a message on her back with his finger, writing slowly and carefully so she could understand. The letters spelled...
...diamond in Denton, Texas, freshman pitcher Rachel Brown stepped into the circle for the Harvard softball team. It was Opening Day, and Brown had gotten the call. Kansas leadoff batter Stevie Cristoso came to the plate, and before long, was caught looking as the ball sizzled past her for the first strikeout of Brown’s career.The freshman couldn’t have asked for a better start—or an out more representative of her rookie season.“Strikeouts, that has kind of been my pattern the last few years,” Brown said...
...Bulldogs two days later and picking up three crucial division wins against Brown. “It’s been said that we always kind of come through at the end, so I think this team does show a lot of heart,” freshman pitcher Rachel Brown said. “I think we knew it was going to come down to the last weekend all along.” And in the end, it came down to a home-and-home series with Dartmouth on the final weekend of league play. Win three out of four...