Word: hooping
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...hope that, despite the vague legislation, Faculty members themselves embrace its passing as an opportunity to create new and exciting courses, and to become more closely involved in undergraduate instruction. Students themselves bear the responsibility to approach their education as an opportunity for change and development, rather than a hoop-jumping exercise.Finally, we hope that, in looking forward, the SCGE does not ignore current students. Specifically, we hope that while the new curriculum is being developed the Core is cracked open to include many departmental alternatives.A modified Core can only be averted if the Faculty takes control of General Education?...
...crew and water polo, longer arms mean a longer stroke and an increased ability to block shots, respectively. For baseball, pitchers can release the ball closer to home plate than their shorter counterparts. And for other sports, the advantages are more obvious, such as a closeness to the hoop in basketball and an heightened ability to spike in volleyball The overall intimidation factor does not hurt either.This “gift” does not come without slight drawbacks, however. Many athletes attribute knee and back problems to their size. Also, what is gained in strength is lost in speed...
...particular, Rich portrays the hapless, desperate-for-marriage, pinheaded Wishfort to great comedic effect, as does Salas as the uncouth, oversexed Sir Willful. Rich plays Wishfort’s awkwardness amazingly, scrambling over tables, jumping into arms, and overturning her huge hoop skirts in misguided attempts at seductiveness. Meanwhile, Salas barks out his lines about seeing “foreign parts” and the foppery of the city, swaggering around like a drill sergeant after about ten drinks too many and stealing every scene he?...
...hard.On a personal level, sports have provided stability in my life and have given me an outlet for dealing with frustration and stress in a healthy manner. Growing up, there was no better way to release some pent-up anger than by throwing down a tomahawk jam on the hoop in my backyard (even if I had to lower the hoop a few feet).Now that I’m at Harvard, where students face enormous pressure in an unpredictable environment, it’s comforting to know that in the frigid months of winter there will always be football...
...decision to take the Georgetown job in 2004. He loved his alma mater, and most members of the '04 Tigers, fresh off a league title, were returning. It wasn't certain that Georgetown could compete against the bulked-up budgets of the Big East. Even today Georgetown's hoop team fights the volleyball squad for practice time at the school's campus...