Poetry personified
Good Friday morning evening everyone! Today happy 136th birthday wishes go out to legendary American poet Robert Frost. Born in San Francisco, Frost moved across the country to Lawrence, Massachusetts at the age of nine to return to his father’s home state. After spending his life as a young man in New England, Frost moved to Great Britain- where he would spend nearly all of his adult life. As a professor at Middlebury College, Frost devoted hours to poetic masterpieces conjuring images of rural New England. Just over a century after publishing his first work, Robert Frost remains one of the most quoted and read American poets worldwide.
Now for your Friday news fix-
1) Within the many layers of the dense Health Care bill resides perhaps one of the most potentially important issues facing young Americans during the next two decades- student loan reform. In effect, the new provisions will allow more individuals to secure subsidized student loans while modifying repayment plans to avoid the perception of indentured servitude that currently accompanies college or professional school graduation. As someone who just began the painful task of repaying the massive debt that accompanies a law degree, I obviously support student loan reform. This is not to say that I want the government to waive my debt- it is one that I voluntarily assumed. However anything that will avoid repaying twice what I borrowed is a welcome relief from the current- and obviously broken- system.
Those $1 bills represent a gross mischaracterization
2) Last night in Syracuse, the top-seeded Kentucky Wildcats (35-2) defeated the 12th-seeded Cornell Big Red 62-45 to reach their first Regional Final since 2005. Led by Demarcus Cousins’s 16 points and seven rebounds, the Cats overcame a heavily red-leaning crowd and silence this year’s Cinderella. After falling behind 10-2 three minutes into the game, Kentucky finished the first half on a 30-6 run- including a series of highlight reel dunks from Darius Miller and Patrick Patterson. The second half began slowly, but despite Cornell cutting the lead as close as six, the Cats were able to take care of business down the stretch. In a solid all-around game, John Wall (8 points, 8 assists, and 7 rebounds) gave Kentucky the boost they needed late- while passing Roger Harden for the single season school assists record. Despite cold jump shooting, a fiesty (read- dirty) opponent, and a crew that was apparently unable to call an intentional foul, Kentucky survived- which is all you can ask for in March.
3) With nine games remaining, the first place Chicago Blackhawks picked a terrible time to lay an egg- falling 8-3 to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Ohio capital. Coupled with the Calgary Flames loss, the Hawks secured a playoff berth and simultaneously ending the goalie controversy. Christobal Huet was awful- meaning Chicago will likely turn to Antti Niemi for the postseason. Admittedly, the defense as a unit was atrocious, but Huet surrendered every soft goal conceivable. With a few nights to right the ship, Coach Q has his work cut out for him as Chicago seems to be backing their way into a postseason that held such promise a month ago.
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4) Not to be outdone by the Hawks, the Chicago Bulls shot their playoff chances in the foot in an embarrassing 103-74 loss to the Miami Heat at the United Center. In a game that reeked of “worst case scenario,” the Bulls could not buy a shot- Derrick Rose included- while the Heat did not fall below 70% shooting until two minutes left in the first half. The 30 point halftime deficit was the largest for the Chicago franchise in three decades. To make matters worse, Dewayne Wade told reporters afterwards that “if the Bulls created all that cap space for me, they are sorely mistaken.” Fantastic. No playoffs and a team that may not attract the free agent they mortgaged this season to obtain. Good job Reisdorf.
This actually makes more sense than coming to the Bulls
Have a good Friday readers!
