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...come to be regarded as America's premier academic tournament, attracting young scholars from 2,200 schools in 38 states. Every spring, schools field teams that match wits in 10 subject areas from economics to arts, with the best teams advancing to national competitions. Successful teams bask in media limelight normally reserved for athletes, while enhancing their schools' reputation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dumb Questions for Bright Kids? | 6/19/2000 | See Source »

...following Rudenstine's announcement, speculation focused on Clark, leaving Fineberg not directly in the limelight, but on its edge...

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Filling Rudenstine's Shoes | 6/8/2000 | See Source »

...part, Stetsko contends that the oration is entertaining even for non-classicists, and the foreign tongue poses a unique challenge. (The 11 drafts that she has completed in preparation for her moment in the limelight suggest just how much of a challenge...

Author: By Stephanie K. Clifford, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Salvete Omnes: The History of the Latin Oration | 6/8/2000 | See Source »

...teeny-exploitation. Hey, and didn't that kid have sex with a pie?! Yes, as if his talents in American Pie didn't give him all of creative and anatomical exposure to last a lifetime-Jason Biggs is back, this time in a supporting role. Fortunately (or unfortunately) the limelight is occupied by the good Wing Commander himself, Freddie Prinze Jr.. Add that up with director Robert Iscove, we've got all the makings of a She's All That II. Although the recent online reviews reveal a surprising number of stars, we are utterly convinced that these unproven...

Author: By Arts Editors, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Summer Movie Preview | 5/19/2000 | See Source »

...Donato Dalrymple joined the Gonzalez household, so crowded with hangers-on it resembled the Marx Brothers' stateroom in A Night at the Opera, Marisleysis burnished his image as the heroic fisherman who saved Elian. As it turns out, he's a housecleaner who has been so hungry for the limelight that his cousin, the veteran seaman on the boat, has vowed never to see him again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: There They Go Again | 5/8/2000 | See Source »

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