In some ways this may be the most important hire we make in this decade.

During his four-year tenure as conductor of the symphony orchestra, Kevin did much to raise the standards for the group. He challenged them with new repertory as well as with some of the giants of the traditional repertory. His performance of the Mahler Second Symphony was said by some long-time music faculty to be one of the highest points in the history of the School of Music.

What we don't want is to bring in somebody who would simply use the university as a stepping stone to the next level, a professional group somewhere. We want somebody who has a real desire and commitment to build our orchestra program so that it is among the best in the country.

He said that was the prettiest sight he'd seen in his life. So they decided to stay in Baker Valley.

The flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring.

Me and my dad talked and he wanted me to go out for a sport. I was too short (5-foot-6) for basketball and too small for football. Wrestling just seemed like the right one to try.