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...parlance of Rice's admissions committee, Renaissance Girl was a "clubber," a serial joiner of school organizations who never rises to a leadership position. One Cornell applicant submitted a one-page, single-spaced addendum to his application that cataloged, as one admissions officer exasperatedly termed it, "every activity he's ever participated in." With the "spread too thin" designation on his voting sheet, even his perfect 800 score on the verbal half of the SAT wasn't enough to stave off rejection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In or Out: Inside College Admissions | 10/15/2000 | See Source »

...TUMBLE 4 YA") GEORGE AGE: 39 OCCUPATION: deejay/'80s icon BEST PUNCH: After commenting on his former friend's wrinkles, the former Culture Clubber said the actor "looks like a crocodile handbag...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 31, 2000 | 7/31/2000 | See Source »

Rocky had it. Apollo Creed and Clubber Lang didn...

Author: By Bryan Lee, | Title: Gridders Lack Killer Instinct | 10/10/1997 | See Source »

...Green Bay Packers: Chris Naeole, OG, Colorado. They can go after Naeole because he's the best player left, and they don't have any glaring needs. Naeole will give you visions of B.A. Barracus and Clubber Lang with his intimidating Mr. T mohawk...

Author: By Bryan Lee, | Title: Picking Up the Pace: The 1997 NFL Draft | 4/19/1997 | See Source »

...created a character--call it Clubber Lang,call it B.A. Baracus, no real difference--thatgave him the notoriety to put his goals withinreach. He had a hit movie, a hit TV series, a coolcartoon series. He was everywhere, on cerealboxes, on lunchboxes--my pal John's brother had aMr. T air freshener in his car. It was cool. Butthis character at the same time ensured that Mr. Twould never achieve any kind of lasting greatness.There were only so many parts he could havepossibly played; he just couldn't escape thecharacter he rode to fame. It's kind of tragic...

Author: By Daniel J. Sharfstein, | Title: Boston T Party | 10/7/1993 | See Source »

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