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Also competing in the singles draw, co-captain Jonathan Chu, the Crimson’s top singles player, struggled to regain top form due to nagging injuries. Though he lost in straight sets in his first-round matchup, he defeated Henner Nehles of UNLV 6-4, 6-4 in the consolation draw on Friday before falling to Dante Cipulli of Southwest Baptist...
...August 2002, Ohio State University's department of theater served as host of the first International Senior Theatre Festival and Conference ever held in the U.S., and the university is considering offering a master's degree in senior theater. Meanwhile, at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV), 25 students are working toward a B.A. in senior theater--a major first offered just three years...
Most of the students in the UNLV program are over 50. One is retired home contractor Jack Winston, 68, who in his early 20s performed in off-Broadway plays. He gave up the actor's life when he married, had a family and needed a "real" job. After he retired and moved to Las Vegas, he started dabbling in local theater. Four years ago, he enrolled in classes at UNLV. "It's not only fun," he says, "but it's forcing me to use parts of myself that have lain dormant for years...
...upsurge of interest in senior theater stems from several factors, according to experts. "There is a larger population of people 50 and older," says Ann McDonough, director of gerontology and senior adult theater at UNLV. "These people are healthy and active and want to either return to something they did earlier in their lives or take up something that they always wanted...
Although Jost was marked as the “weakest link” in the last three preliminary rounds, he joined the UNLV student to vote out the contestant from Northwestern...