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...Feeling that she was secure in her job, when her third child was born she chose to take an eight-week maternity leave--still, less than two months--to stay home with her newborn. After many years of superlative reviews and substantial merit raises, her next evaluation was not stellar and her raise was lower...
...though, from its vantage point above the earth's blurry atmosphere, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided the most detailed and spectacular images ever taken of these stellar nurseries, and they confirm that the theorists had it exactly right. The photos don't show the stars themselves, which are shrouded behind dense clouds of cosmic dust. But they do show enormous jets of gas blasting out of the young suns at speeds of up to 300 miles per sec. and with enough force to propel them trillions of miles into deep space. One of the pictures is a surprisingly clear...
Carswell's stellar season was no surprise to his fellow teammates...
...team's stellar record (19-7, 11-3 Ivy) reflects its dramatic improvement from last season...
However, despite the disappointing team finish, many individuals had stellar performances. The long list begins with co-captain Brian Harvey, who won the 800 meters with a time of 1:53.33. Sophomore Steve Brannon cleared 16.75 feet to earn first place in the pole vault, and junior Crimson editor Darin Shearer won the 1,000 meter race with a time of 2:28.75 and also placed third in the 3,000 meters with a time...