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...cliche that jocks and cheerleaders rule, but it is largely true. While others plod through high school, they glide: their exploits celebrated in pep rallies and recorded in the school paper and in trophy cases. "The jocks and the cheerleaders, yes, have the most clout," says Blake McConnell, a student at Sprayberry High School near Atlanta. "They get out of punishment--even with the police. Joe Blow has a wreck and has been drinking, and he gets the book thrown at him. The quarterback gets busted, and he gets a lighter sentence...
...Early bird gets the return. "You make money by changing the rules and being there first," says Henry Silverman, CEO of Cendant. Not everyone has such clout. But by using special knowledge of your job or hobby you can spot a trend early...
Radcliffe may hope to use its new clout as an Institute to convince alumnae anddonors that the move is a wise one, a task Antonsaid Pembroke is still finding challenging...
...Radcliffe will by no means be the smallest'tub' at Harvard. We might have some clout,"Clendenning said. "Many people think we might bebetter able to affect change within theinstitution...
...might have some clout," Clendenning said...