Word: contendere
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Khomeini asked defeated candidates to be good losers and to refrain from making wild accusations. Said he: "It is anti-Islamic to accuse a contender of dishonesty and treachery out of sheer spite." What Khomeini fears, confided a member of the clerical establishment, is that the Assembly will prove to...
Kleinfelder said she believes the Ivy title will go to either Harvard or Penn, but Yale may also prove a top contender. She added that the team will bet much stronger as the season progresses--partly because the large number of freshmen will have gained experience by then.
On February 23, the sophomore performed in a modern dance concert which resulted in scholarship offers from several dance companies. Now, a month later, Louganis will attempt to justify his diving scholarship as the defending NCAA one-meter champion and a top contender on the three-meter board.
While the Harvard swimming story needs much more than Bobby Hackett for an accurate rendition, his arrival began public recognition of the Crimson as a bona-fide national contender. True, Bernal had plenty on which to build. Coach Pete Orscheidt's last batch of recruits-- this year's juniors--people...
For Carle and Curry, basketball has been a central, if not the central element of their Harvard careers. Similarly, the twosome have been the primary force behind the steadily-improving cagers. Four years ago a new coach, Carole Kleinfelder, and her two talented freshmen began to rebuild the listless women...