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...shine of the Harvard status badge when everyone else is also wearing one. For example, you can't be satisfied, the thinking goes, with just any grad school--anything below the mythical "Top Five" (or whatever standard is in fashion) might not cut it in the need-to-impress game. Similarly, getting a job is great, but unless it's with a Goldman, Sachs, a McKinsey or a Microsoft, survival in the prestige scene might prove difficult...

Author: By Rustin C. Silverstein, | Title: The Prestige Paradox | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

...passing half of the offense does not impress as much as the rushing. Senior quarterback John Burnham has quietly had a fine season, his first as a starter. He has only thrown one interception in regulation play for his career but has thrown two in overtime...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Linden Expected to Start vs. Princeton | 10/23/1998 | See Source »

Georges continued to achieve and impress his peers during his brief but prolific career as a professional journalist...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Top Journalist Georges Dies of Lupus | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

...Learn Backgammon instead and impress your friends and neighbors with a more unconventional talent. The New England Backgammon Club holds weekly meetings and tournaments for all skill levels at the Sheraton Commander Hotel. 16 Garden...

Author: By Sara Reistad-long, | Title: LISTINGS | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

Nick, who wishes to maintain some level of anonymity, discovered his talent one day in gym class. While his less talented friends were trying to impress the girls by holding one leg with the opposite hand and jumping over it, Nick blew away the competition by linking his hands and jumping over them. Though Nick's favorite employment of his talent is still to impress girls, he finds that it never ceases to draw large crowds...

Author: By Avra VAN Der zee and Carlin E. Wing, S | Title: OH THE PLACES YOU'LL GO! | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

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