Author: Nelson Rosario

The majority of people first come across the term ALS through a well-known name, just like they do with the majority of rare diseases. First baseman Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees retired from baseball in 1939 after his body began to betray him in ways that no one could figure out. In two years, he passed away. The fact that physicist Stephen Hawking endured the same illness for over 50 years decades later tells you something crucial right away: ALS does not have a set course. A disorder of the nervous system, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis primarily affects motor…

There is a certain type of athlete who goes unnoticed until all of a sudden he becomes unavoidable. Among them was Chris Johnson. After graduating from Olympia High School in Orlando, Rivals.com awarded him two stars. For a child who would go on to run the fastest 40-yard dash in NFL Combine history, two stars. It serves as a reminder of how flawed recruiting rankings can be and how frequently stopwatches catch what the eye test misses. Johnson chose East Carolina over USF, UConn, and Eastern Kentucky, none of which were particularly well-known at the time. However, he felt that…

In a way, it seemed appropriate that the paperwork came on a Friday. The small Catholic college Anna Maria College, which is nestled in the rural hills of Paxton, Massachusetts, officially declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, confirming what many on campus had suspected for weeks. Those who had been paying attention were not surprised by the filing. It simply proved it. A business or organization does not always immediately vanish under Chapter 11. It rearranges itself. While it devises a strategy to pay creditors over time, it is still able to borrow money and continue to operate in some restricted capacity.…

Usually, it begins in the same manner. When someone logs into StudentAid.gov, they expect to see a regular check on their repayment plan, but instead they see a message about scheduled maintenance with a date that is weeks in the past or a blue dot that keeps spinning. June 7 arrived and vanished. Several promised return times of 4 p.m. Eastern, 5 p.m. Eastern, and nothing at all followed. This is not a small annoyance for a website that millions of borrowers rely on to manage federal student loans. It’s the distinction between making an educated choice and speculating. To…

During the college application season, many American families end up writing the number 1-800-433-3243 on a sticky note. When it was first assigned, someone in a government communications office probably thought it was clever to spell it out as 800-4-FED-AID. It continues to function. For millions of students and parents who have nowhere else to turn, it remains, as far as anyone can tell, the front door to federal financial aid. It’s simple to underestimate the amount of uncertainty surrounding financial aid until you’ve sat down with someone who is attempting to understand it. Uncertain if the number in the…

There was never just one room in Sadie Sink’s classroom. Her parents were a football coach and a math teacher, and she was raised in a home that prioritized discipline over attention. She was born in Brenham, Texas. When you consider it, it’s a strange combination: jazz hands and audition tapes on one side, numbers and tackles on the other. Sink was enrolled in acting classes in Houston by the time he was seven years old, fitting rehearsals around whatever education Texas provided for a child from a small town. Her early community theater roles, such as her participation in…

Before Theo Huxtable became well-known, a young child in Los Angeles was juggling homework in between auditions. Although his acting career receives more attention than his education, Malcolm Jamal Warner’s education quietly influenced him over the course of five decades of his career. He wasn’t born into the entertainment industry. He became accustomed to it. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1970, Warner and his mother, Pamela, relocated to Los Angeles when he was five years old. It’s worth stopping to consider that particular detail. A child’s entire sense of normal is often altered by a cross-country move at…

Before there was a Wednesday Addams or a horror franchise lead, there was a strict household rule about grades. This is a detail about Jenna Ortega’s upbringing that is often overlooked in the headlines about her ascent to fame. Natalie and Edward Ortega, her parents, wouldn’t allow her to pursue an acting career unless she received perfect grades. In a field that frequently forces young performers to prioritize work over education, it sounds almost archaic today. Born in the Coachella Valley in 2002, Jenna was the fourth of six children raised by an emergency room nurse mother and a businessman…

Oklahoma wasn’t meant to be here. Nothing pointed to Omaha, including finishing 11th in the SEC with a 14-16 conference record, losing to LSU in the conference tournament, and barely managing enough victories to qualify for an NCAA postseason bid. However, the Sooners accomplished what no bracket prediction sheet had predicted on Monday night at Charles Schwab Field under clear skies and a sun that stayed out well past its welcome. In a game that seemed to be decided by the fourth inning, they defeated North Carolina 13-2 to win the national championship. After losing to Ole Miss in 2024,…

The way Tom Brady wrote about his son’s graduation had a subtly poignant quality. No press conference. No well-crafted statement from a publicist. Just a father on Instagram, sharing pictures of the family and discussing how his child occasionally lets him win one-on-one. It may have landed the way it did because it felt authentic. Actress Bridget Moynahan gave birth to Jack Moynahan, Brady’s eldest son, in August 2007. Last week, he graduated from Riverdale Country School in the Bronx. The event signaled the end of one chapter and, depending on how the coming months play out, perhaps the start…