Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...opener of George Burns Comedy Week also gives cause for optimism, if not wild enthusiasm. Catherine O'Hara, a talented alumna of the SCTV comedy troupe, plays a mental patient who slips instantly into whatever role is suggested to her. Mistaken for a clerk in a stereo store, she becomes an expert on audio equipment; when police confuse her with a member of the bomb squad, she proceeds to defuse an explosive device planted in a store basement. It is the sort of loony conceit that could be sunk by heavy-handed treatment. With the delightful O'Hara and just...
Garrett, who has promised to reverse the dismal football tradition in Gotham, brought his troops out on a wave of enthusiasm in the first half...
Garrett recently called Harvard "the best team in the Ivy League," but in his enthusiasm he may be overlooking some big, size XXXL question marks: the Crimson linemen. Harvard will open the season with almost completely untested offensive and defensive lines, with offensive tackle George Kostakas (6-ft., 2-in., 245-lb.) the only returner. Although some varsity rookies--notably sophomore Greg Williams (6-ft., 4-in., 220-lb.)--have looked good in camp, Columbia may be able to capitalize on Harvard's inexperience...
...knowledge and guidance of Coach Bernal, and the enthusiasm and fresh new approach of Coach Hafferty," said Tri-Captain Jon Sandler. Bernal, the dean of Harvard swimming, will remain as a consultant to the team...
Joint efforts are already seen as responsible for the Harvard-initiated reforms in premedical education such as the new introductory chemistry curriculum, which has already been greeted with enthusiasm from both premed students and tutors...