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Celebrities, stay off your hogs! Billy Idol has fallen off his motorcycle and now another easy-riding idol, Keanu Reeves, has been felled in an accident on Sunset Boulevard. Police and Reeves' publicist agree it wasn't his fault (the driver of the Hyundai Excel who cut him off had better avoid Keanu fans). Reeves broke his ankle and was hospitalized for two days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jun. 10, 1996 | 6/10/1996 | See Source »

...best thing a student movement can do is get the faculty on its side," says DuBois Professor of the Humanities Henry Louis Gates Jr. Gates says he supports establishing departments in two or three areas in which Harvard can excel, rather than forming a single ethnic studies department...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade, | Title: Still Demanding Ethnic Studies Now | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

...between are the athletes that have the ability to play two varsity sports on a Division I level. Even rarer are the athletes that can excel at both...

Author: By Ethan G. Drogin, | Title: Two Sports, One Athlete | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

Reinhard shrugs off the praise; the daily rigors of being a two-sport athlete have become a way of life. Despite her time-consuming commitments to both sports, Reinhard was still able to excel academically. A sociology concentrator, Reinhard was named to the 1995 GTE District I Academic All-America Softball Team for her 3.32 grade-point average...

Author: By Ethan G. Drogin, | Title: Two Sports, One Athlete | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

...season Harvard players were able to step up on their assigned position and take control against their opponents. Freshman Kate Nash stole the scene this year with her outstanding setting abilities. She had 1,033 assists and 296 digs, providing the team with a foundation upon which it could excel...

Author: By Kelly M. Gushue, | Title: W. Spikers Almost Capture Ivy Title | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

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