Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...major reason for our apathy is that randomization has equalized all the Houses to the point where, except for physical differences such as location and room size, they all seem the same. I couldn't tell you a thing about Mather's social atmosphere, its arts scene or the strength of its intramural teams. But I do know it's situated "way the hell down there." Whatever house preferences we do have are based solely on physical aspects. And so, for first-years, there are really only two Houses: "River" and "Quad...
...Testament. He shows up occasionally to bring fear, awe or happiness to the mortals who are at the center of the story. He asks them to slaughter their first principles, hurls plagues of tabloid headlines their way, gives their lives meaning and hope with his captious majesty. Except, of course, that Jack isn't God. In luring his team toward corruption, twisting their idealism into realpolitik, Stanton is Satan...
...over" until dinner. Lunch can be an orgy of steamed lobster or an artery-choking beef Wellington. His sister Annie marvels at this "Vanderbilt" life-style, where 24-hour chefs cater to any food fantasy. Even during a marketing powwow for Primary Colors, Nichols recalls, "everyone brought along sandwiches except John, who was served four or five different courses. It was not unlike taking a meeting with Henry VIII...
...scrub, a sophomore backup guard, on the last great Princeton squad, the team that won the National Invitational Tournament in 1975. I can't take much credit for the victory, except that I did occasionally force the first team to work up a sweat in practice, and I did absorb my fair share of the coaches' abuse. But the real curse of a Princeton basketball education is that it renders you unfit for pickup games for the rest of your life. No one looks for the open man. No one sees you when you go backdoor. Guys hog the ball...
...majority of questions were directed at me, although certainly McNealy and [Netscape's James] Barksdale were jumping in and telling their side of the story whenever they could. All the panelists except [FORTUNE columnist] Stewart Alsop said that no new legislation is needed and that regulation would be a very bad thing. In fact, McNealy was very hardcore on that point, which is great, because it is very consistent with his political beliefs. It was good to hear Netscape say those same things--that they don't think any regulation is required. People I talked to afterward thought...