Legendary chimp expert Jane Goodall brings ‘hope’ to children
OTTAWA – When Jane Goodall was an eight-year-old girl in England, she had a dream that she would one day go to Africa, live with the animals and then write
The Evolution of Zoos (Master’s Project)
In the first week of December, a two-year-old Siberian tiger approached a lumbermen’s village in Far Eastern Russia, near Vladivostok. Locals immediately knew that something was terribly wrong when the
Barbara and Sue Altman – a tale of Title IX
Standing at the edge of the parquet court in front of rows of cheering fans, Sue Altman was all smiles as she hopped and waved both her arms to the
The face of politics: Who gets on the money?
NEW YORK – He beat Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale handily at the polls. But when it came to a face-off with FDR, Ronald Reagan lost.
Reagan’s fans pushed for
The maligned mustache now looks a hair dated
NEW YORK – It started as a superstitious stunt, but then things got hairy.
Neils Kemper’s favorite German soccer team was on a roll. So as not to jinx the
The works of J.D. Salinger: a critique
The tone for one of the most famous and successful books of the 20th century is set right from the start, in fact from the very first sentence:
“If you
American College Students Succumb to Hypnotist’s Powers
MIDDLETOWN, Conn – In front of 500 Wesleyan University students, Dan LaRosa stood on a stage with a dozen volunteers from the crowd. One by one, he stroked the volunteers
Moon lots with a nice view of earth: Lunar real estate sales take off
NEW YORK – When Yana Oselkin turned 28 last September, her younger brother bought her an unusual birthday gift.
“He got me an acre on the moon, with an earth-facing
Jay Butler lead lady Lions
With 7:27 remaining, in an unusually low scoring game, Princeton guard Ali Smith scored an uncontested backdoor lay-up to put her Tigers ahead of the host Columbia Lions 36-33 on
Cryonics: Bodies in deep freeze in Arizona
NEW YORK – When Mark Mehlestein’s heart stops beating, he will be pronounced dead by a physician. Yet, within moments, a small group of people will take his body and
Playboy Magazine: a critique
As one of the world’s most recognizable symbols, the Playboy Bunny evokes a wide range of associations. From hedonism to pornography, from manhood to sex, people tend to perceive Playboy
Chara powers Senators past Rangers 4-1
The tallest player in NHL history turned in a performance reminiscent of one of the greatest players ever, as defenseman Zdeno Chara led the Ottawa Senators past the struggling New
WNBC legend Gabe Pressman turns 80
By the hundreds they swarmed into studio 6B at 30 Rockefeller Plaza last Thursday night to pay tribute to a television icon. There were politicians, journalists and a horde of
Nielsen raters operate in stealth
NEW YORK – Like any average American couple, Samantha and Bob were sitting at home on a recent Tuesday night, watching television. But unlike the millions of other Americans doing
Stevenson steals show at Millrose Games
With the amount of stars on hand and drama in the air, it would have been easy to overlook Toby Stevenson at the 97th annual Verizon Millrose Games, held Friday