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...year older and some things never change. The other day, the lure of e-mail compelled me to trek from Mather to the Science Center. Not realizing that the Freshman Mixer had been moved indoors because of the rain, I was soon stuck in a mob of eagerly socializng first-years doing the Electric Slide. Part of me wanted to get out of there as soon as possible, but part of me remembered how fun all this had been. And that's when I realized exactly what sophomore meant...
Moreover, the series recognizes that injustices and cruelties don't invalidate the real feats of courage and enterprise that helped settle the West, from the Mormons' trek to Utah to the building of the first transcontinental railroad. As usual, Burns and Ives use personal stories to humanize large events. We learn, for example, about Charles Goodnight, the Texas rancher who returned from the Civil War, found that cattle prices had plummeted and decided to take his herd north to look for buyers--thus helping launch the era of the great cattle drives. The story of the California gold rush...
Podkopaev was known throughout the department for his zest for sports. He loved skiing, in-line skating and ballroom dancing, and used to wake up at 8 a.m. on cold winter mornings to make the trek from Child Hall to the Bright Hockey Center...
...Star Trek: Voyager (UPN) The network's sci-fi line-up angles for male viewers...
...networks--the big four plus the fledglings the WB and UPN--going head to head with fall programming for the first time, Wednesday will be the busiest night ever on TV. Viewers will be barraged with a choice of 23 shows ranging from Grace Under Fire to Star Trek: Voyager. Overload? Not according to scheduling executives, who believe they have manipulated time slots so effectively that they will be able to call very specific segments of the viewing public their...