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...athlete I am left comforted by the fact that my success isn’t governed by the seven other athletes on the track but by my body, my mind and the objective ticking of the clock. Thus, regardless of the choices of other athletes that I cannot control, my dedication, my goals and my motivation will remain the same: to improve my time and to cross the finish line first. And that is black and white...
Though sophomore defender David Williams was replaced by classmate Tom Stapleton—who started the game as a midfielder—at the left back position as has happened on several occasions throughout the year, seniors Jason Anderson and Sam Wiggin were also taken out as the clock started to wind down. They were replaced by junior Jeff Chivers and senior Ben Mottau, respectively, though Anderson was taken out of the game at a much earlier point that Wiggin...
...Conference Center, where Bush practiced behind a lectern and aides flashed cue cards that told him how much time he had left, just as officials will at the debate. Sessions were scheduled for 9 p.m. E.T. so that the early-to-bed Bush could set his body clock to the precise time of the real thing...
...Loganville, Ga., middle school. First they carried in a dozen fake potted plants; then they replaced the lunch tables with a set of heavy risers. Next came an electric organ, boxes full of things like altar cloths and processional candles, and a rack bearing priestly vestments. By 9 o'clock the cafeteria was no longer a cafeteria; it was the sanctuary of the Holy Cross Anglican Church, where the priest, a magnetic 45-year-old named Foley Beach, led his flock in solemn yet joyous worship. "Church on wheels," quipped Harrison, a congregant. Indeed, the transformation and the service...
That kind of spending, however, allows for some items that are not exactly course requirements. For instance, freshman Jackelyn Burgos, also at Ohio Northern, paid $11 for a Hello Kitty sleep mask, which matches her new bedding, towels, pajamas, alarm clock, night light, TV, coffeepot and other Hello Kitty accessories. All told, it was goodbye $1,500. Deirdre Schwiring and her mother spent $1,400 on everything from ramie curtains to a futon to a flat-screen TV for the junior's 6-ft. by 14-ft. dorm room at the University of Miami, all because last year's color...