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...This minor change transforms the pass/fail option from a preemptive admission of defeat??€”one which most overachievers are unwilling to settle for—into a sort of grade insurance. If, as usual, they pulled it out in the end, they could always cash in their Ps for shinier, more respectable-looking...
Harvard demonstrated its ability to compete with—but not defeat??€”its competitors on Saturday afternoon...
...leave me exhausted at work. I started dozing at my desk and in meetings. Usually, I could make it through the first couple hours of the morning, but mid-morning and mid-afternoon were danger zones. I worried people were catching my somnolent habits. Finally, I conceded a partial defeat??€”my body needed help with the hours...
...Hanover with the longest losing streak (15 games) in Division I. This was Dartmouth’s chance to get its first ‘W’ of the year. And the Big Green proceeded to lay an egg—in the form of a 24-0 defeat??€”the size of which would draw a crowd at a county fair. I will remain convinced that the Big Green trotted its junior varsity team onto the field last Saturday until someone provides evidence to the contrary. Shutout at home by Holy Cross. Dartmouth Director of Athletics Josie...
...parties’ innovation gap is not a hunger gap: this year’s Democrats are more determined to win than at any time since 1992. But a partisan passion for the other side’s defeat??€”no matter how justified—cannot build a winning majority, nor can sharp-elbowed campaign tactics substitute for an understandable policy vision. Democrats must match their intensity against Bush with a passion for fresh and coherent ideas...