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...with no indoor plumbing in Kosciusko, Miss. By age 3 she was reading the Bible and reciting in church. At 6 she moved to her mother's home in Milwaukee, Wis.; later, to her father's in Nashville, Tenn. A lonely child, she found solace in books. When a seventh-grade teacher noticed the young girl reading during lunch, he got her a scholarship to a better school. Winfrey's talent for public performance and spontaneity in answering questions helped her win beauty contests--and get her first taste of public attention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OPRAH WINFREY: The TV Host | 6/8/1998 | See Source »

Instead of a miraculous turnaround, however,the Harvard golfers were met with the same type ofdismal results. After finishing seventh out of 13teams at the Boston College Invitational on April4, the Crimson went on to place fourth out of fivesquads at the Ivy League Championships thefollowing weekend...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Golf Teams Continue to Rebuild | 6/4/1998 | See Source »

...year ago, Harvard barely made the playoffs, finished seventh out of 12 teams in league play and was eliminated in the quarterfinal round against Cornell. The team's highest scorer had 13 goals while the power play worked at a dismal 10.8-percent efficiency rate...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Hockey Enjoys Shining Moments in Lackluster Season | 6/4/1998 | See Source »

However, the second round proved to be theendpoint for the Blakes in doubles as well. FacingLuis Uribe and Enrique Aberoa of the KansasJayhawks, the all-important seventh game hurt theCrimson brothers...

Author: By Keith S. Greenawalt, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Tennis Wins Title, Advances to Nationals | 6/4/1998 | See Source »

With the indoor season nearing its end, the team traveled to Princeton to compete in Heptagonals, which serves as the Ivy League championship meet. Both the men's and women's teams finished low in the overall standings--seventh and fifth, respectively. However, several Harvard athletes turned in strong individual performances...

Author: By Sarah C. Brandt, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Track Teams Bore As Gyorffy Soars | 6/4/1998 | See Source »

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