At North Carolina, Throwing Javelins and Running for Office
Posted Feb 16, 2015
Time is precious for Houston Summers, a 27-year-old junior at North Carolina, and not just because he is majoring in psychology, with two minors, in the hopes of attending medical school. Summers, a former professional baseball player, is now a walk-on javelin thrower on the track team, and he is also trying to become the student body president.
(New York Times)
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