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...almost perversely dissonant and difficult to sing. It probably wouldn’t have been out of place in a postmodern opera.” Although Wang came up short in his first attempt at composing for the stage, it didn’t take long for him to strike a chord with the nation’s oldest college theatrical troupe. After co-directing and producing the freshman musical, “Get Some,” Wang went on to write scores for the 2004 and 2005 Pudding shows, “As the World Turns?...
...watched, with contentment, from immediately behind O’Donnell Field’s backstop, a steady stream of Ancient Eight hitters hang their heads and drag their bats back to the dugout after watching another deceptive curveball break over the heart of the plate for called strike three. Now that I knew my pubescent wrist wouldn’t shatter if I tried to snap one off. Now that I could be sure Trotman wouldn’t turn on a hanger...
...feared six-foot slugger, Jonathan Trotman. I threw a complete game and got the win, probably the high point of my athletic career. In those days, I boasted an impressive array of pitches: slow and slower. I was more concerned with location, working the corners of the super-wide strike zone and making sure I didn’t walk the runny-nosed number eight hitter who had absolutely no intention of moving the bat from his shoulder...
...essential. Still, perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the marathon bus trips is the way they are inadvertently able to promote camaraderie. At some point the iPod batteries run out and, if we are lucky, the coach will turn off the movie. Then you are pretty much forced to strike up a conversation with the guy across the aisle. Although we generally spend about ten hours a day together, there is always something else going on at the field. Between the three televisions, wireless internet access, and numerous meetings that take up time in the clubhouse, it can be hard...
With talks to end the conflict in Sudan's Darfur dragging on for months, why have Western negotiators recently started pushing so hard to to make warring factions strike a peace deal? Perhaps because of the very real possibility that unless a deal is agreed to soon - in the next few days - the violence in Darfur will grow into a full-blown regional conflict, sucking in countries such as Chad and the Central African Republic. And if that were to happen, Western powers and the United Nations know pressure for international intervention will only grow...