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...shouldn't give up on the idea of a Spring Fling just because this year's didn't work out. If the social committee starts planning, we'll practice jello wrestling, watch Animal House and hone our gladiatorial skills...

Author: By Jason M. Solomon, | Title: Toward a Better Fling | 4/24/1991 | See Source »

...skip and a jump away from Harvard's finest athletic facility. Contrary to popular belief, Hemenway is not just for law students. Mowerites stay fit, taking advantage of the weight room and basketball courts. Hemenway is also the home of Harvard's champion squash team. Mower residents can hone their squash skills seven days a week until 11 p.m. No other athletic facility offers such convenience...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mower Hall: The Envy of the Yard | 4/13/1991 | See Source »

...that he is a full-fledged skater, Hanna still goes down to Bright most mornings, to hang out on the ice and hone his newly acquired skills, he says. Presently, he is working on speed, to help in his intramural hockey games...

Author: By Molly B. Confer, | Title: A Bruised Bottom Never Hurt Anyone | 2/23/1991 | See Source »

...experience and real life. Students -- most with more than a decade in public education -- role-play different sides in past labor negotiations, face local television reporters and ponder administrative dilemmas involving everything from what to do about asbestos in schools to AIDS education. The students are forced to hone political skills that have little to do with education but are necessities for the jobs they seek...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Grad Work for The War Zone | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

Fisher returned to the U.S. to work for prominent Washington law firm. Since it specialized in international disputes, the young Fisher continued to hone his negotiation skills overseas, in varied places such as Denmark, Iran and Pakistan...

Author: By Jonathan M. Berlin, | Title: Out of the Classroom and Into the Fire | 9/27/1990 | See Source »

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