Jimmy Fowkes ’14 battles cancer, reflects on Livestrong experience
Jimmy Fowkes ’14 has had a lengthy journey to Stanford, including ongoing struggles with cancer that led him to a lasting relationship with Lance Armstrong
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Taylor: Be careful what you wish for
Are we all just a little bit to blame for the failed fairytales of Lance Armstrong and Lennay Kekua – once-imaginary girlfriend of Lennay Kekua – ? Did we want these sports fantasies to be true just a little bit too much?
Bennett-Smith: Will Lance Armstrong apologize on Oprah’s magical couch?
But I love Oprah, really I do. Because she apparently is the best person to turn to when you want the truth. I don’t know why we bother interrogating anybody these days–I’d say two minutes on Winfrey’s couch would turn even the most hardened men into songbirds.
Taylor: Armstrong no longer a hero
Last week the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) published its long-awaited report justifying why it has been vehemently pursuing cycling legend Lance Armstrong for years. I say “legend” because I’m no longer sure that I can call him a hero, but it still doesn’t feel quite right to say “cheat.”
Girl You Know It’s True: Two Truths and a Lie
There’s a fun game called Two Truths and a Lie. It goes like this: I say three things, two of which are things that happened in the last week or so, one of which is a big ol’ lie. Ready? Ready…