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Young Alum Launches Virtual Sports Stock Market

Ever wished you could buy and sell shares of your favorite professional sports teams? Beaver alum Jeremy Levine ’05 is launching StarStreet Sports to give individual investors a way to legally trade virtual shares in teams, starting with this month’s World Cup. Jeremy, a Syracuse University grad, developed his business plan and computer model while taking part in the TechStars development program in Boston this spring, which funds and mentors promising entrepreneurs. He was interviewed on CNN (June 3), describing his plans for getting StarStreet off the ground.

Community Garden Takes Root on BCDS Campus

A kitchen garden is the newest addition to the Beaver campus, the result of a community effort spearheaded by Hiatt Center Director of Community Engagement Kit Beaudouin ’72 and Dave Madan ’01. Dave Madan ’01 helped the students construct two 5’ x 8’ raised beds in a sunny corner of the Alumni Garden (originally designed by Carol Dwyer ’54) adjacent to the library and the science wing.