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Every Friday, we choose an alum who has been making headlines—for better or for worse.

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Larry Lucchino ’71JD: it keeps getting better

It was just 11 years ago—when the Boston Red Sox legend was still "constructed around heartbreak"—that team president and CEO Larry... Read on

Carole Bass ’83, ’97MSL | November 1 2013 09:59am
Mike Fremont ’44E: A 90-year-old marathoner sets a record. Again.

Mike Fremont ’44E came in second-to-last in the Marshall University Marathon this week. Finishing 592nd out of... Read on

the staff | November 15 2012 12:06pm
Ali Weiner ’11: Taking steps against slavery.

We’re used to hearing about Yale alumni who turned their student projects into books or movies. Ali Weiner... Read on

the staff | November 8 2012 03:37pm
Charlie Cole ’07: Another Eli rower brings home a medal.

Our apologies in advance if you think it’s redundant to have Olympic medalists as Yalies of the Week for two weeks straight; we promise... Read on

the staff | August 9 2012 11:59am
Taylor Ritzel ’10, Ashley Brzozowicz ’04 & Tess Gerrand ’10: A trio of Olympians face each other down.

You’ve seen Taylor Ritzel ’10 here before, featured in our sports column, and even as a former co-Yalie of the... Read on

the staff | August 2 2012 01:49pm
Chris Ernst ’76: A Title IX pioneer is showered with praise.

Lately, “Title IX” has been a synonym for the issues surrounding sexual misconduct at Yale, thanks to a recently settled complaint by... Read on

the staff | June 28 2012 10:52am
Jesse Acosta ’09MBA: A wounded warrior climbs Denali.

Summer is near, but Friday’s forecast at Denali is for a high of 10 degrees Fahrenheit—until you reach the 17,000-foot level... Read on

the staff | June 14 2012 12:18pm
Jake Stoller ’12: A Bulldog becomes a man of steel.

Jake Stoller grew up outside the Rust Belt football town of Cleveland. After a four-year stop in New Haven, the graduating Yale senior is... Read on

the staff | May 3 2012 12:03pm
11/4/11: William Orville DeWitt Jr. ’63

William Orville DeWitt Jr. ’63 and George Walker Bush ’68 didn’t overlap as Yale students. But the two men have quite a... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 01:56pm
9/9/11: Taylor Ritzel ’10 & Jamie Redman ’08

At 6'2" and 185 pounds, Taylor Ritzel ’10 is one powerful woman. But it is her seat on a boatful of eight powerful... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 01:36pm
8/25/11: Ryan Lavarnway ’09

The last time a Yalie appeared in Major League Baseball as a position player (i.e. not a pitcher), the Dodgers were still playing in Brooklyn... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 01:30pm
5/6/11: Renée Richards ’55

Tall and handsome, smart and athletic, born to privilege yet successful in his own right, Dr. Richard Raskin ’55 had it... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 12:37pm
3/11/11: Millie Tomlinson ’14

Like a lot of freshmen, Millie Tomlinson ’14 was eager to get home—to Derbyshire, England, in her case—for spring... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 11:38am
2/11/11: Rufus Peabody ’08

Your kid’s obsessed with sports statistics? No worries. He can grow up to be a vote-counting guru or Freakonomics-style... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 11:22am
10/1/10: Seo-Hee Moon ’14

Colleges from all over the country recruited Seo-Hee Moon ’14, but the freshman golfing phenom chose Yale because... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 09:58am
9/10/10: Geoff Etherington ’76MD

Most of us would be thrilled to run a 20K in under two hours when we’re octogenarians. Heck, most of us would be thrilled to run a 20K in under two... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 09:51am
Terence Pang-Yen Dunn ’76

TaiChiMania.com, the website of Terence Pang-Yen Dunn ’76, says he teaches martial arts for “health, longevity, and... Read on

the staff | June 4 2010 04:54pm
Natalie Babony ’06

When the Canadian women’s hockey team takes the ice in Vancouver on Saturday for its Winter Olympics opener, Natalie Babony ’06 will... Read on

02/12/2010 | December 19 2011 03:21pm
Edward Norton ’91

Some people might embark on their first marathon as quietly as possible, just in case they don’t finish. Actor Edward Norton ’91... Read on

the staff | November 6 2009 11:26am
Bryan Townsend ’09JD

Before picking up his Yale law degree this spring, Bryan Townsend ’09JD studied economics, philosophy, and disabilities law in China... Read on

the staff | July 17 2009 11:58am