Word: maters
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...actually enjoying everything more than I ever have. God hasn't promised us tomorrow, but he has promised us eternity.' TONY SNOW, White House press secretary, speaking to students at his alma mater, Davidson College. Snow returned to his post on April 30, five weeks after doctors discovered a recurrence of his cancer...
...overlook two plaques that dedicate the structure to Nicholas Longworth Anderson, a graduate of Harvard in 1858 and soldier in the Civil War. His son hoped the bridge would be “an ever present reminder to students passing over it of loyalty to country and alma mater.” Similarly, Soldiers Field, where student athletes practice every day, was named in honor of Civil War veterans...
National Rifle Association (NRA) President Sandra S. Froman returned to her alma mater last night to lash out at New Orleans’ response to post-Hurricane Katrina security. Speaking at Harvard Law School, Froman—who received her Harvard JD in 1974—criticized New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin’s decision to confiscate guns from residents immediately following the natural disaster, and she said the New Orleans government demonstrated that it was “profoundly incompetent” through its response. “The violations of due process are so egregious that...
...aspects of the program, from training Mann and the goalkeepers to recruiting and everything in between. When asked if it took much coaxing to get Shields to come back, Leone responded, “It took her two seconds to say yes to coming with me to her alma mater. She loves Harvard and wants to help me make the soccer program as successful as possible.” If nothing else, Shields can hopefully destroy the painful memory of last season...
...rabid Hoya fans affectionately call Thompson, struggled with his 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...