Word: expectance
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though the Tigers (20-12-2, 13-8-1, 4th) came within inches of claiming the ECAC title last season against Clarkson, don't expect to see a repeat performance. It will be a rebuilding year for Princeton as the Tigers scramble to replace the nucleus of their team...
Students who feel uncomfortable about walking home at night, especially in locations on campus that have been prone to crime--like the path to Dunster and Mather, Cambridge Common, and the long trek to the Quad--can now expect an escort team to arrive within 10 minutes of calling Safetywalk...
...jock. At some schools the rumor is that athletes get special treatment, that they are able to slide by in their work or their conduct because even the teachers treat them like stars. To a degree, some Webster jocks take advantage of their status, but others argue that expectations are actually higher for them. "Teachers look at you differently when you play a sport," says soccer player Bo Biggs. "They want us to be role models." When he is late with an assignment or fools around in class, the response is, typically, "You're supposed to be a leader...
...there is almost a tenderness in evidence among many of the students, maybe less goading and cruelty than people have come to expect from this age, there are a couple of possible reasons. Many of these kids have known one another since grade school, and grown up in a tolerant time. Maybe Columbine taught them something. Maybe small-town, Midwestern kids are just nicer...
...harder to try full-fledged espionage cases, the Justice Department has rarely invoked the statute. Lee's lawyer, Mark Holscher, is underwhelmed. "It is unfortunate that unnamed sources appear to be attempting to use the press to revive this flawed investigation," he said. "We continue to believe and expect that Dr. Lee will be exonerated...