Word: lose
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...meantime, predictably enough, the scorner of love falls like a clay pigeon for Silvia, the lovely daughter of the Duke, and his love throes are even more tortured and ludicrous than Proteus's. But when Proteus arrives he, too, is smitten by Silvia's beauty, resolves to lose his friend, Julia, and himself to win her. The rest of the play revolves around Proteus's despicable betrayals of friend and lover in his attempt to have the reluctant Silvia...
...Horne, who did not lose a match last year in the sixth position, has moved up three spots on the ladder; and fellow sophomore Curley already has taken over the number five position in his first year of college tennis...
Richmond, though she did not lose a match this fall, may facecompetition for the number one spot from sophomore Martha Roberts, who led the Crimson last year. At number three, sophomore Meg Meyer returns; and freshman Abby Meiselman, last year's number seven junior in Florida, probably will play in the fourth position. Felske has a wide variety of options to fill the last singles space and the doubles slots. Junior captain Katie Ditzler, freshman Kristen Mertz, sophomore Leslie Miller, senior Sally Roberts and sophomore Libby Pierpont all are in the running...
...dying. Their deaths--Wanagi's and Ahbleza's wives die--only strengthen the men's resolve to be pure and unselfish; neither takes a second wife. This attitude indicates the novel's Hollywood morals; the good guys get better and win while the bad guys worsen and lose...
...number three and four fencers, Carolyn Powell and Suzy Rivitz, both ended the day with 10-6 records. Powell, recovering some of the confidence she seemed to lose midway through the season, used her quickness and agility to devastate most of her early opponents. Despite her MSG poisoning, Rivitz deceived many of her opponents with her quick parry and counterattack. Standing with her blade low and body frozen, she lured unsuspecting foes forward before trapping them with her speedy response...