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Word: betterment (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...least, was that Arnold had these goals, that he had dedicated himself, made something out of nothing. People cavilled about bodybuilding, what a thing to dedicate your life to! Hercules didn't see that but he believed it didn't matter what you dedicated yourself to, it was even better if it was absurd. Hercules saw gleamings of Arnold the Existentialist...

Author: By Paul A. Attanasio, | Title: Arnies of the Night | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

...production begins wth Dionysus (Kosta Demos) standing on a pedestal in an awkward statuesque pose for what seems an interminable length of time. You think hard--you don't remember any Dionysus in this play. Your memory is better than you thought; director Alfredo Estrada has almost completely rewritten this play, adding and deleting characters at will...

Author: By Michael E. Silver, | Title: Pity Aristophanes | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

...might want to make an evening of it--dinner at the Currier House Dining Hall, a stroll around the Quad or (if it's chilly) Hilles, and then a few hours of excellent theater. Better yet, make two evenings of it because the three parts of The Norman Conquests are spread over two nights. "Table Manners" and "Living Together" are a double bill Wednesday nights, with "Living Together" and "Round and Round the Garden" on Thursday, and "Round and Round the Garden and "Table Manners" on Friday...

Author: By Burton F. Jablin, | Title: Currier's Conquests | 12/4/1979 | See Source »

...Competition is the best part of swimming," Gauthier said in his Quincy House suite last week. "You get on the blocks and say to the guy next to you, 'I'm better than you'--it's not a life or death situation, but it's pretty intense...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Jack Gauthier: | 12/4/1979 | See Source »

...more intense the competition, the better the Braintree native performs. At last year's Eastern Championships, Gauthier placed in all three of his individual events, scoring 36 individuals points. He also was a key member of both the 800-yd. and 400-yd. freestyle relays which placed first and second, respectively...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Jack Gauthier: | 12/4/1979 | See Source »

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