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...DIED. Joseph Kauffman, 84, an architect of the Peace Corps, which was launched by President Kennedy in 1961; in Madison, Wisconsin. As the first director of training for the volunteer foreign-aid force, he designed the boot camp-like regimen carried out for recruits at 70 college campuses across the U.S. Among its features: 7 a.m.-to-10 p.m. workdays six days a week, and instruction in foreign languages, technical job skills and medical issues...
...participate after their peaceful people were victimized last week by the highest-profile school shooting since the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. They elected not to participate because they stay out of public affairs, an Administration official said. Other recent school shootings terrorized pupils in Wisconsin and Colorado. On Monday, as officials were making final preparations for the conference, a 13-year-old in a trench coat shot an assault rifle into the ceiling of his Missouri middle school...
...Incidents like this would be deeply distressing no matter where they occur. But with similar deadly school intrusions in Wisconsin and Colorado in the past few weeks, many parents worry that this is a growing crisis, even if statistical trends regarding school shootings do not necessarily support the idea that this is a problem on the rise. Perception counts - and the perception of schools as safe havens is eroding with each new incident. Making matters worse for parents is the feeling of helplessness in the face of what's seen as a new threat to their children...
...Wednesday, Sept. 20, the Harvard-bound Wisconsin native made her small-screen debut, walking away with a second-place finish (after the other two contestants tied for first) and $2,000—enough for about 450 late-night Felipe’s super burritos...
...USCHO.com/CSTV and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls. The Crimson was the highest-ranked ECAC team in both polls, beating out No. 13 Cornell in the USCHO.com/CSTV poll and No. 14 Colgate in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. Boston College, Minnesota, and defending national champion Wisconsin were among the top three teams in both polls. Harvard will face the top-ranked Eagles on Nov. 7 at the Bright Hockey Center and on Feb. 5 at TD Banknorth Garden in the opening round of the 55th annual Beanpot. Boston College is just one of the many top-20 teams...