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Oppenheimer’s intelligence was present from childhood, but it truly blossomed during his miserable three-year stint as a Harvard undergraduate. He had always been an eccentric and an introvert, and left to his own devices at college, he only made a handful of lasting friendships. His love life was nonexistent...

Author: By David Zhou, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BOOKENDS: ‘Forgetful Prof Parks Girl, Takes Self Home’ | 5/4/2005 | See Source »

...Tasmanian apple farmer, Heyward started at a local CBS station in what was meant to be a year-long stint, then gradually rose up through the network’s ranks to become president of CBS News in 1996. He is the network’s second-longest serving president...

Author: By Andrew L. Kent, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: CBS President Talks To Students | 4/27/2005 | See Source »

MacFarlane hopes that all the buzz from DVDs and merchandise will translate into increased ratings. And selling out? How will it feel going back to a network channel after the devotion engendered by its stint on Adult Swim...

Author: By Henry M. Cowles, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Family Guy’ Creator Strikes Again | 4/22/2005 | See Source »

...attributed his election to his seniority on the board. At the end of his one-year stint as chair, Gates will have served on the board for the term limit of nine years...

Author: By Evan H. Jacobs, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gates Will Step Up as Pulitzer Board Chair | 4/20/2005 | See Source »

...from insurance and real estate to a car-rental agency and a florist business. Asked eleven years ago to invest in a radio station, he decided instead to learn more about the business from the inside and began doing a local "ombudsman's show" in New Jersey. After a stint at New York City's WMCA, in 1981 he joined NBC's newly created Talknet, a nightly package of talk shows now heard on 238 stations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Friendly Sounds in the Dark | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

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