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...they don’t want to treat it as a marathon runner’s pleasant surprise. They want to do it again, top it. If players and coaches and the athletic department didn’t—if they were truly content to settle for mediocrity??they’d be pretty lousy in their respective roles...

Author: By Martin S. Bell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Saved By the Bell: Despite Principles, Identity Crisis Lingers | 2/24/2003 | See Source »

...This decision reflects a ‘culture of mediocrity?? hostile to high academic standards,” the letter says. “Introducing a redundant category of collegiality rewards young professors who ‘go along to get along’ rather than expressing independent scholarly judgement...

Author: By Ella A. Hoffman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Prof Appeals on Behalf of CUNY Colleague | 11/19/2002 | See Source »

This distinction comes after years of “mediocrity?? for the club team, according to the team’s President Jim “Ragu” J. Marett...

Author: By Wendy D. Widman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Men’s Rugby Makes Sweet Sixteen | 11/13/2002 | See Source »

...catchy, high-energy assortment of cheery clichés that manage to sound fresh and genuine, rather than tired and empty. Rejection has an earnestness that was lacking on their debut; songs like “Falls Apart” and “King of Mediocrity?? are sincere expressions of pain and denial that will resonate with most audiences, while maintaining the dynamic sound of the rest of the album. “Act Like You Don’t Care” is a tender ballad that closes the album on a welcome soothing note...

Author: By Andrew R. Iliff and Sarah N. Kunz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: New Music | 10/31/2002 | See Source »

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