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...While Johnson may no longer excel at three sports like he did at Needham High, he still makes multiple contributions for the Elis...

Author: By Timothy M. Mcdonald, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Eli Who Stole The Game | 11/17/2000 | See Source »

...swimmers are obviously skilled. But, perhaps more importantly, the team has all the intangibles that it needs to excel this season, starting with its leadership...

Author: By Dan D. Chang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Men's Swim Team Looks to Renew Dominance | 11/16/2000 | See Source »

With a year under Bajwa and a pair of talented and deep rosters, the expectation is there for the Crimson to excel...

Author: By Timothy M. Mcdonald, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Past Glory Not Far Off for Squash Teams | 11/16/2000 | See Source »

...families with little education or money], but on the other, evaluators can interpret a teacher's comment of "hardworking and motivated" to mean "the student isn't too smart." As a public high school teacher, I admire a student who has "overcome" a less than genius-level IQ to excel through consistent, honest effort and determination. Those students have proved themselves capable of the self-discipline and drive needed to succeed in college. ELLEN JANIS Chino Hills, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 13, 2000 | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

...admitted, could be forgiven and swept under the rug as "youthful indiscretions" irrelevant to one's presidential functions--that in the case of Clinton, the extramarital could be considered merely extracurricular. Others, many of whom now find themselves uncomfortably defending Texas Gov. George W. Bush, demanded that the president excel all his countrymen in virtue, a requirement that Jimmy Carter might pass but that John F. Kennedy '40 would surely fail...

Author: By Stephen E. Sachs, | Title: Of Candidates and Character | 11/7/2000 | See Source »

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