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...Brown takes control of the game like few Ivy League pitchers can, mainly because of her impressive ability to induce strikeouts. Just 17 appearances into her Crimson career, she already ranks seventh in career strikeouts and 10th in career saves...
America's favorite pasttime has more than its share of beloved traditions: pine tar and linseed oil, chewing tobacco, the infield-fly rule. But few are as hallowed as the singing of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the seventh-inning stretch by stadiums full of musically challenged, slightly boozy baseball fans. And the song itself, like the tradition, has surprisingly deep - and equally loony - roots. (See the 10 worst ceremonial first pitches...
...Take Me Out to the Ball Game" with nearby fans. One day, then-owner Bill Veeck noticed the impromptu choir. The following game, he outfitted Caray's booth with a secret microphone, and a tradition was born. Caray eventually moved to Wrigley Field with the Chicago Cubs, bringing his seventh-inning singing with him; today, the tradition happens in almost every ballpark. "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" is believed to be one of the most performed songs in America, behind "Happy Birthday" and "The Star Spangled Banner...
...after the fourth week. The UC act recommends that the drop deadline be moved to the eighth Monday of the semester and the pass/fail deadline be moved to the eleventh week from the beginning of the semester. It also suggests that the course withdrawal deadline be extended from the seventh Monday to the fourteenth Monday of the semester. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW] Extension of the deadlines was part of Benjamin P. Schwartz’s ’10 campaign for the UC presidency, according to Honig. Although Schwartz—who co-sponsored the act—no longer serves...
...April 6 news article "UC Supports Ethnic Studies" incorrectly stated that UC legislation called for the course withdrawal deadline to be extended from the seventh Monday to the fourteenth Monday of the semester. In fact, the legislation suggested it extended to the eleventh Monday...