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While Jordan's 20 points overall weren't that impressive, his ball-handling and off-the-ball movement showed why he is the best player in the Ivy League. On one sequence in the second half, he made several ankle-breaking crossover dribbles to embarrass Harvard defenders. While Sullivan made sure his players always kept two eyes on Jordan, the Penn offense set screens and picks to set him free. Once he had the ball, he showed off his experience, either on crisp entry passes or forays into the lane...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Penn, Princeton Top M. Basketball | 2/14/2000 | See Source »

...kids were working so hard and they're doing the best they can--we don't want to go out there and make some sort of statement and embarrass anyone," Stone said. "We wanted to move the puck and we felt we could work on some things without having to score all the time...

Author: By Peter D. Henninger, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hockey Trounces Terriers | 2/9/2000 | See Source »

...Stewart] wanted to take the class to prepare for the Winthrop formal and she's kind of tall so she needed a tall partner. I had only been swing dancing once before two years ago in D.C....I consider myself someone who tries hard. I don't think I embarrass myself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Introducing: Fifteen's 15 | 12/16/1999 | See Source »

...Harvard's foreign sources expand, University officials have subjected the donors and their gifts to the same level of scrutiny as domestic donations. This means screening out donors that might embarrass Harvard, and vetting donors' goals to make sure they fit Harvard's academic aims...

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan and Erica B. Levy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Foreign Donors Swell Harvard's Coffers | 12/7/1999 | See Source »

Monica never had a rebellious phase. She's always been this mature, this clear-headed about what she thinks is important in life. How can it be possible? In an era where Anna Kournikova, Martina Hingis, and the Williams sisters constantly embarrass themselves with their overwhelming (and often unwarranted) arrogance, Seles never seemed the subject of negative attention. And she knows...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Exclusive Interview: Monica Seles, A Shining Star | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

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