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...bout last month, spectators included Cindy Crawford and basketball player Shaquille O'Neal - who, the owners say, once asked for the date of a fight to be changed because he had a game. The U.F.C., which seems to involve a lot of submission holds and smeared blood, may surpass both frat-house hazing and Mel Gibson films as the world's most homoerotic event. And while the hooting crowd is clearly loving it, my front-row seats are reminding me just how weak my stomach is. With all its clean bawdiness, the weirdest part of Vegas is that...
George W. Bush may have been shoved at birth into an impossible competition with a man he could never hope to surpass. He may have suffered in his father's shadow, protested that sharing his name was as much a curse as a blessing as he tried to make his way in the world. But people who grew up watching the Bush family recall a powerful bond among them. "His father was an inspiration," says childhood friend Randall Roden. "He played with us. He joked with us. The family had an impact on me. They were very lively, and they...
...mental health professional could come from eliminating some of the many resident tutor positions in each House. Many schools, Yale prominently among them, operate with far fewer tutors in each of their residential colleges, and the benefits of having a mental health professional in a House would far surpass those of having another residential tutor...
...biggest surprise about your selection was the omission of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf. He represents 145 million people on the subcontinent, and his actions can affect more than a billion people in South Asia. His efforts to bring about peace in the region surpass those of his counterpart in India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was on TIME's list. Musharraf has vigorously pursued negotiated settlements of outstanding issues. He has taken great risks to eradicate terrorism and extremism within his country as well as in Afghanistan. He has worked to alleviate poverty and bring about educational reforms and economic...
After Varney, Mike Stenhouse ’80, Nick DelVecchio ’92 and Brian Ralph ’98 all tied the record, but Farkes is the first player in 34 years to surpass...