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...Even after taking the lead, the Crimson remained on the offensive for a short time in the first half, but had all of its attempts thwarted...
...Crimson also jumped out quickly in the second game, taking a 9-4 lead on the surprised Quakers. It was then that Penn found its game, running off an 11-1 run to take the game, 15-10, and even up the match...
Prager's saga may be dramatic, but there is a growing body of evidence that a rich social network may play a life-enhancing, even lifesaving role, particularly as we age. In study after study, researchers have found that people who have strong social relationships live longer--and happier--lives. In a recent study of 2,800 people 65 and older in New Haven, Conn., for example, Carlos Mendes de Leon, at the Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, found that those who had more friends were less likely to become disabled and more likely to recover...
...also mean staying put. Postretirement moves can sever even the best of friendships, so seniors and their families are wise to weigh the social costs of relocating against the advantages of living near relatives. Thus far, Bill Boergerhoff, 78, a retired meatcutter in Villa Park, Ill., has resisted his daughter's pleas that he move to California to be closer to her. "I don't know anybody out there," he says. "Here, when I walk into the grocery store, at least 10 people say, 'Hi.'" Then there are his friends at the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post, with whom...
...daughter's children, she didn't know a soul there outside her family. With no old friends in the city to reconnect with, she took the next best route. She joined the Unitarian Church, a book club, a co-counseling group, an investor's club, a senior center, even a Japanese singles club--though she herself is ethnic Chinese. "I guess I'm a groupie," she says with a laugh. "I look for activities I enjoy and hope I'll meet some kindred spirits...