Word: fame
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...received four coach of the year awards, and in 1986 she became the first woman inducted into the Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame...
...outrage at Harvard Clubs across the country. (First the Union, and now this!) But before the traditionalists get in a huff, bear in mind the history of our fair institution. As any Crimson Key guide will tell you, Harvard wasn't always Harvard. John Harvard of "Three Lies" fame left part of his estate and his library to the young college in 1638 and we've been sporting the "H" ever since...
Later relatives also hailed from the area but went out West to achieve fame and acclaim...
Pufang and his siblings have all prospered because of the fame and power of their father; without him, life could get tougher. The youngest daughter, Deng Rong, 48, has been the most visible of the children because she was Deng Xiaoping's official translator. She is the most cosmopolitan and elegantly dressed of the Deng daughters. In recent years, Deng Rong made a career--and loads of money--writing a biography of her father. Her eldest sister, Deng Lin, 55, has enjoyed similar financial success. She is an artist whose work has been exhibited in Hong Kong, Macau, Tokyo...
...themselves through scholarship; they give all of us would-be scholars hope that we can reap success from worthwhile toil. But reading their books, bumping into them on campus or attending the occasional lecture is one thing--enrolling in one of their classes is another. I am enticed by fame and grandeur as much as the next guy, but time and electives are precious commodities. So I switched into an English seminar and will be content to read Gates on the side...