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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Alan Goodman, was always taken aback at Nancy Drew's ability to take command of any environment she found herself in: "She winds up in ski country, and suddenly she's winning a ski championship." Goodman limned Shelby, instead, as someone made of flesh and bone. "She doesn't excel in every course," he says of his character. "She depends on her friends for rides; she works because she needs the money. I wanted her to be more reflective of the girls I grew up with. Nancy Drew never made a wrong assumption in her life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BEWITCHING TEEN HEROINES | 5/5/1997 | See Source »

...will be content with nothing less than a Harvard environment that encourages both women and men to achieve and excel within the College community and beyond," Knowles said in the report...

Author: By Amber L. Ramage, | Title: Report Released To Examine Women's Issues | 4/30/1997 | See Source »

...Trasande '94, an HMS student and Adams House tutor, said the profusion of factors in admissions makes it hard to pinpoint what makes Harvard students excel...

Author: By Sadie H. Sanchez, | Title: Elis Take Harvard Pre-Meds | 4/8/1997 | See Source »

Highly qualified, gifted people (typical Ivy League students) will excel in their careers no matter what college they attend. Parents are suckers to believe otherwise. They certainly are not giving their children enough credit. KEN WAGNER Sierra Vista, Arizona

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 7, 1997 | 4/7/1997 | See Source »

While Harvard boasts of students who excel in various fields, an exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science shows that Leonardo da Vinci could combine excellence and diversity in a single mind...

Author: By Benjamin A. Stingle, | Title: Leonardo da Vinci: Scientist, Inventor, Artist | 3/11/1997 | See Source »

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