Word: ancients
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pieces of the novel don't really hang together. There are at least three such segments, almost distinct enough to be separate stories. The first is lazy, easy, short--no more than a dozen pages--an ear-perfect comedy routine of the ancient, comfortable insults that men use to get through a day of work. Virgil Caudill, in his early 30s, is laboring his way up to foreman on the Rocksalt, Ky., garbage-collecting crew. He and his pals jaw away at one another about an almighty hangover one of them has shown up with, about a flashy woman...
With six of its last eight regular season games being Ivy contests, the Crimson made a furious run at the title. The team went on a seven-game winning streak and, although unable to catch the eventual champion Brown, Harvard secured a second-place finish in the Ancient Eight standings...
Even in departments such as the classics which tend to be textbook-heavy, especially in the beginning and intermediate-level ancient Greek and Latin language classes, professors say they recognize the importance of stimulating discussion in their classes through different types of course material...
...whatever you do, don't criticize her decision to play in the Ancient Eight...
...despite wins over Texas and Cal Poly-SLO in an October road swing, and a thrilling 2-1 loss to No. 4 UConn, Harvard came up short in its quest to shine outside the Ancient Eight...