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...rational as the new requirement would be, I fear that far too many undergraduates will view it as just another hoop to jump through. For all that we clamor for more faculty advising, more peer advising, more concentration and pre-concentration advising, we are remarkably unresponsive when such opportunities do arise. A sizeable percentage of Harvard students show up to their semiannual advising sessions merely to collect a signature for their study card...
...snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. First, Princeton guard Edwin Buffmire, who has only a few more inches in height that I do and considerably less hair, yanked down an offensive rebound in the middle of the paint and put it back through the hoop to trim the lead to four. Then the Crimson committed the first of two horrendous turnovers against the Tigers’ desperation full-court press. Scott Greenman made them pay by draining a long three-pointer that hushed the crowd and brought the score to a suddenly tense 59-58. One more steal...
...Having those first couple threes go down felt pretty good, and then teammates were looking for me,” Zoller said. “As much of a cliche as it sounds, the hoop looked as big as the ocean...
...these big [wins].”The doldrums Cusworth has been battling can be seen in his inability to get consistent touches in the low post, the favorite haunt of pivot men who relish playing with their backs to the basket. When Cusworth gets the ball near the hoop and utilizes his seven-foot frame and array of offensive moves, he can dominate opposing defenders, as he did on a spin move leading to a reverse layup that netted two of his 11 points in the Cornell game. Those situations have come infrequently in the latest stretch, however...
Despite his years, Klatt, who taught “How to Accessorize/Dress for Success” for five years, is still au courant with modern trends. “I think hoops are attractive,” he said, after a female student asked about the appropriateness of hoop earrings...