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...felony charges related to gambling. He admitted to passing along inside information about referee-player relationships and the physical condition of players to gamblers in exchange for cash. He also copped to betting on basketball games himself, and was ultimately sentenced to 15 months in prison this summer...
...post-Sept. 11 rise in the power of the executive branch and its influence on everyday people in his most recent book, “The Way of the World,” which debuted at number three on the New York Times’ bestseller list last summer. Looking ahead to next week’s election in an interview before the event, Suskind said that regardless of who wins, the need for “bold, innovative, and clear-eyed leadership” is as great as it has ever been in this generation. He argued that...
...many “how the hell did I get here” moments in my life.The most bitter of these is still as vivid a memory as my last trip to Berryline. I was outside alone one day during the summer after my sophomore year of high school, slowly disintegrating under a sweltering sun. Obviously the occasion, which sprawled over four hours, was ripe for serious introspection. My reflection that day was absorbed by one simple and painfully obvious realization: something was terribly, terribly wrong with this picture.Perhaps it was the heavy, unwieldy sign that concealed more than half...
...victory next week by Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. “If Europe were entitled to vote in your election, 93 percent would vote in favor of one candidate,” said Lamassoure, a former French minister of European affairs, of Obama, whose one-week summer tour through several European countries demonstrated the support the Democrat has abroad. “We need to work shoulder-to-shoulder with the next American administration to tackle the issues,” Lamassoure added. He pointed to the diplomatic crisis between Russia and Georgia and problems like global warming...
...with a big ego. “Instead, I was taken in by Peter’s homely manner, his energy, and his sheer intelligence,” Maniatis said. “Peter did not disappoint during his time in my lab. He accomplished more in a summer than most do in an entire undergraduate research career.” The funeral will be held in Cai’s hometown of Pittsburgh, although final arrangements have not been made, according to Adams House Master Sean G. Palfrey ’67. At the conclusion of the service...