Word: alpha
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...mezzanine box of Bill Bradley supporters included filmmaker Spike Lee, Harvard philosopher Cornel West, rapper Usher and L.A. Lakers coach Phil Jackson. But while the setting and faces were untraditional, the results were familiar: The candidates appeared ideologically similar - and, as has been the case in recent encounters, emerging alpha male Al Gore seemed to bull his way to the upper hand...
Batman had Robin. Johnny had Ed. Every Alpha needs a Beta, especially on the ego-crushing gauntlet known as the presidential race. Here's a look at those tireless bundles of hype and positive energy, the Campaign 2000 sidekicks...
According to Christopher T. Carney, president of Dartmouth's Alpha Delta fraternity, the faculty council's proposals would be easy to impose but would have detrimental effects on smaller, non-residential Greek groups that rely on the larger organizations for their funding...
...Suzanne: Kappa Alpha Theta. We're getting ready for rush and we're encouraging all of these freshmen. And a lot of these girls are saying, 'Sorority? I don't think so.' And it's really weird because to me it's second nature. When I found out we had sororities, I was so psyched. My best friend is also from the South and we couldn't wait to rush...
Lots of things fit. Bradley, the thinker, likes long drives on his day off, while Gore, the fighter, prefers water skiing. Bradley picked the sugar-free, protein-laden cashew as his snack of choice, while his colleagues admitted to mainlining cupcakes and Three Musketeers bars. Gore, the Harvard-educated, alpha male in training, named Shakespeare in Love as his favorite movie, while Hatch chose Simon Birch, a peculiar film about a dwarf who believes God selected him for a heroic mission. In another life, Hatch says, he would like to be in the CIA. It may be just as well...