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...same spirit which brought about the recognition of Mike Corbat's '83 accomplishments, we feel it necessary to expound on the virtues of another student who may not be as well-known as he should...
...extended length of time. It would be easy for Corbat to dwell on his personal accomplishments: there have been enough of them which have occured on the gridiron. But Corbat seems to brush aside his being an All-Ivy team member. And he seems almost embarrassed to expound on being recognized by NFL scouts...
...Rocky-ten Oscar nominations and Best Picture of 1976 Award-was more than Stallone could handle. "I resented people confusing me with Rocky," he says now. "I wore white suits with flowers on the side. Rocky isn't very bright, so I went on talk shows to expound on things I knew nothing about. Rocky's decent, so I indulged in dime-store humor. I was a walking whoopee cushion...
...accomplishments, it would be a successful melodrama, no more. It gains more stature by introducing the politics and history of the time it's set in--not in an obtrusive, doctrinaire way, but as a distant backdrop which only infrequently comes into full focus. Wilson doesn't so much expound the politics of America during World War II--the confusion on the left, the economic uncertainty, the awe at America's slowly unflexing muscles--as weave it into his characters' histories. At great length, with much defensive joking and shuffling of feet. Matt tells the story of his family...
...Opening exercises in Tercentenary theater. The last time you will all assemble in one place before Commencement, as each of the speakers will surely remind you. A real live opportunity to hear the pillars of the Harvard establishment expound on Harvard. Presidents Bok and Horner will welcome you to the company of not-yet-educated men and women. Dean Rosovsky will bring his dry and sometimes stinging wit along to give an address. (His address, by the way, is University Hall...