Word: alum
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...words of wisdom about what I’ve learned about ____ (how life imitates sport, algebra, remorse for my crimes).The first lesson is that the good guys don’t always win and the bad guys often do, especially when the bad guys are ______ (Cornell, binomials, Cornell alum Big Tony). Even if you are the good guys, you can’t—and won’t—win every battle, and this is not necessarily a bad thing. The best moments often come as a triumph on a second try, like ____ (beating Cornell this...
...radar are Eric Johnson and Nate Lawrie. Johnson was released by the Saints last year before the start of the season to join Lawrie floating in the free agent pool.Penn’s Ben Noll is on the practice squad for the Detroit Lions, while Brown alum Chas Gessner, after getting released by the Seahawks, signed with the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League, where he scored three touchdowns in their playoff loss to the Cleveland Gladiators.Princeton’s Ross Tucker is, in my opinion, the consummate Ivy Leaguer. After getting cut by the Redskins, Tucker...
...student, alum, or college guidebook will tell you, the Harvard social scene is dismal compared to other universities. Although part of this is because students generally prioritize partying less, another reason is that many organizations that want to hold big functions just don’t have the space. These groups, which serve as valuable networks during the day, are handicapped from exercising their full social potential by their impotency at night. Students are not lacking in initiative, as evidenced by the popularity of the Cambridge Adult Learning Center as a venue for club events at the beginning of this...
Wendy Kopp The founder and CEO of Teach for America is a past TIME 100 honoree Teach for America alum Tom Torkelson is proving that children from low-income communities can achieve. His Idea Academy and College Preparatory was ranked the 19th best high school and sixth best charter school in the country. All 100% of Tom's high school graduates have gone to college...
Disgruntled Alum...