Antonia McMenamin, better known as "Toni," a long-time faculty member of the Pennoni Honors College, died early May 13 after a long-time battle with cancer. McMenamin, who suffered from leukemia and became prone to infections in recent months, was removed from life support May 10, according to Mark Greenberg, dean of the Honors College.
Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was due to publish an article detailing the torture and kidnappings in Chechnya based on witness accounts and photographs of tortured bodies that she had collected. But mere days before her article was supposed to see print, she was gunned down in her Moscow apartment.
Last week I wrote a commentary on how the book that was the 2008 men's lacrosse season ended all but too quickly. Therefore, I won't recap the entire season. However, here are a few items to note - mainly those from a historical and statistical standpoint, which I thought should be brought to your attention.
You probably recognize her from past roles in "The Horse Whisperer," "Ghost World," and "Lost in Translation." Or the fact that she has been voted in numerous magazine publications as "Sexiest Woman" or on the "Hot 100" list since her career took off in the early 2000s.
WASHINGTON-Mars is a dangerous place for NASA spacecraft. Twice in the last decade, they have failed to safely reach the red planet. But NASA officials hope the aptly - named Phoenix spacecraft, set for a May 25 touchdown, can reverse the curse and provide scientists with a chance to test whether Mars could support life.