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...Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn, concerned about the economic health of these struggling clubs, split each league into two six-team divisions; that way, more teams could contend until later in the season, boosting attendance and local TV ratings. The winner of each division would then have to play a best-of-five series to take the league title. Kuhn could also sell these extra games to national TV broadcasters, filling baseball's coffers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The League Championship Series | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...isn’t just where Dems gather to yell at the screen during debates, it also brings in six fellows every semester to lead study groups. While these fellows are nowhere near as funny as former IOP guest Stephen Colbert, they have managed to do some stuff of interest. See if you can match the fellows with their achievements...

Author: By Meaghan E Lyons, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Fellowship of the IOP | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

Pfoho’s 90s Dance While the 90s dance isn’t as charitable as EWC, which donates to The Jimmy Fund, this bi-annual event attracts roaring crowds each time. Gretchen Marina Krueger ’09, a six-time attendee, is a complete advocate of this dated dance. “It’s seriously legit. Always sells out.” Who can resist the chance to dress up like a Spice Girl...

Author: By Guillian H. Helm, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Who’s the Biggest of Them All? | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

...Volunteers began work in and around India's five big cities in August, and six more cities will be covered by the end of this year. The program's real test, however, will lie not in how many volunteers sign up but in how useful and sustainable it proves to be. It works by placing volunteers with existing NGOs, each of which works with different social segments and follows different teaching methods - from adults to school dropouts to children who have never been to school, and using methods as different as tuitions to supplement school learning to teaching through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India's Grass-Roots Teachers | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

...Lekota's announcement will not dislodge the ANC, with its formidable branch network and massive membership, from its dominance of South African politics. Nor did Lekota specify how many ANC members he would be taking with him. Six cabinet ministers and several regional ANC leaders resigned their positions in the wake of Mbeki's departure, but it is far from clear whether Lekota has their support, or even that of Mbeki...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In South Africa, the Party of Mandela Faces a Divorce | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

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