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...thus forced to spin ourselves as specialists from the outset of the admissions process, although a core of uncertainty may lurk behind this effort. Even Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis ’70-’73 acknowledges that the number of applications with no field of study marked “greatly underrepresents the actual numbers” of undecided candidates...
Semantics are important here, so please take note. Big loss means the game was important and the outcome was tough to take. Bad loss refers to a game that wasn’t necessarily critical at the outset but ended up that way because of how badly your team mucked...
...outset of both appearances last night, the candidate eagerly volunteered his reasons for changing his stance on the war. Some critics have called Gephardt onto the carpet for voting in favor of a U.S. invasion of Iraq and subsequently criticizing the war effort in the course of his campaign...
...aides who Summers hand-picked at the outset of his tenure have left the president’s office to pursue other careers...
However, the best player on the field—though it may not show up in the box score—has been tri-captain and senior back Jen Ahn. Ahn has played defense at a high level from the outset of the season. And while her defensive intensity continues to fluster her opponents, it is her team-friendly approach on offense that has proven unstoppable...