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Training the Heart

<p>Professor and exercise physiologist Declan Connolly draws on his 20-plus years of experience working with elite athletes in his new book "Heart Rate Training," co-written with world-renowned running coach and exercise scientist Roy Benson. The book is designed to provide recreational athletes with the same heart-rate training information as the pros.</p>

Passing as Black

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<p>There&rsquo;s a rule everybody knows. <em>Not</em> the golden one. Since the days of slavery and Jim Crow segregation, when one drop of black ancestry determined the whole of who you were, black-by-default is a weakened but lingering cultural assumption and it shapes how many mixed-race people view themselves in the world. But a lot has changed too, says sociologist Nikki Khanna.</p>

A Scribe's Story

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<p>When Harvard professor Lani Guinier speaks Thursday night at Ira Allen Chapel, her topic is bound to raise a host of provocative questions in the minds of audience members. It's a good bet she'll also spur one she's not intending: what magic is responsible for the transcript of Guinier's words that flows seamlessly in real time on the large screen next to the stage?</p>

Brother to Brother

<p>To be a Top Cat -- a ¶¶Òõ̽̽ tradition spanning 30 years -- means sharing a strong bond forged through song and performance. There's a lot of trust involved when eleven guys step on stage armed with nothing but their voices.<br /><br /></p>

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