Word: career
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Most of the people in my department play an instrument--many make career choices between math and music," remarks Math Department Chair Arthur M. Jaffe in an interview, as ancient music floated softly from a nearby compact disk player. Jaffe, proficient at piano and clarinet, habitually conducts "business" in his office to the tune of a favorite concerto or madrigal. "Somehow music seems to appeal to mathemeticians more than, say, reading," he notes...
...NOTEBOOK: Junior Ed Krayer scored Harvard's ninth goal off a deflected Kevin Sneddon shot...Sneddon, a freshman, tallied his first, second, and third career points, all on assists...Junior Kevan Melrose was hit in the head when he dove for puck in the third period, and sat out the rest of the game...The Crimson killed seven penalties...Harvard hosts Colgate Friday night at Bright Center and Cornell Sunday afternoon...
...particularly hard on many career women, who, she says, "have no idea how to connect with a man in an intimate relationship. They want to be on a pedestal and have everything done for them. A surprisingly large number of women who are liberated and successful in business are not that way in dating because they have learned from their mothers to be passive and indirect...
Throughout most of his career, John Cheever labored amid the general impression that he was, at best, a minor writer. After all, his specialty was short stories. Never mind that they were clear, sparkling and frequently unforgettable; most of them appeared in The New Yorker and could be dismissed by the grim custodians of literary reputations as well-bred entertainments for the well-to-do. Doubts about his importance dwindled only toward the end of his life. His fourth novel, Falconer (1977), won extensive critical and popular acclaim, and the publication of The Stories of John Cheever (1978) $ prompted general...
Yohe holds a host of Harvard passing records. He holds career records for passing yards (4407), passing attempts (648), completions (320), passing touchdowns (30), interceptions (24), total plays (845) and total offense...