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While Vuke would love to catch his league-leading roommate in points, he is happy to see Ciavaglia--whose 57 points this season was one short of the ECAC record--excel...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: Vukonich: The Gentle Giant | 3/11/1991 | See Source »

...number of female applicants to the College also increased by 3.4 percent this year, Fitzsimmons said. He said the fact that the Admissions Office sent letters to female high school seniors who excel in science may account for part of the overall increase...

Author: By Beong-soo Kim, | Title: Applications Up By Three Percent | 2/15/1991 | See Source »

...much of their Christmas shopping this year in discount stores. Among the well- managed retailers surging ahead of the pack as a result: the Gap, Wal-Mart, Mervyn's, T.J. Maxx, Costco and Crate & Barrel in Chicago, which specializes in moderately priced housewares. Quality retailers expected to excel by offering affordable luxury range from Dillard department store to Crabtree & Evelyn (bath and toiletries), Williams-Sonoma (kitchenware) and one of the industry's strongest performers, Victoria's Secret (lingerie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scrooge Goes To the Mall | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

Perhaps we're being unfair. In order to give the admissions office a chance to prove its good faith on openness and to settle the question of whether athletes are treated differently from those applicants who excel at editing the paper or playing the French horn, we call upon the admissions office to release the aggregate applicant statistics of the men's hockey team, the football team, the field hockey team, the Crimson executive board and the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra. Let's settle this little factual dispute once...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Admissions for Fun and Profit: Why Byerly Hall Won't Tell All | 11/27/1990 | See Source »

...transcending Donato's stickhandling skill is an intangible ability to perform under pressure. Harvard goalie Chuckie Hughes, who tended the twines at Catholic Memorial during Donato's senior year, marvels at Donato's ability to excel in the clutch...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: He's A Real Showcase Under Pressure | 11/9/1990 | See Source »

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