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...doing so, Summers has been increasingly careful to choose his battles from his presidential perch, speaking out in recent months on equal opportunity and financial aid in education and the importance of sciences and international awareness in a liberal arts education, while dodging more controversial political issues. In the process, he has meticulously cultivated his image as a leader on both national and educational issues...
...thumbs-up as they stand before Iraqis who have been stripped naked and forced into a sexually suggestive dogpile. Another shows a prisoner forced to stand on a box, connected to electric wires and told, according to CBS, that he would be electrocuted if he fell off his perch. In Britain, a separate set of graphic pictures was published in London's Daily Mirror, which appeared to show, among other things, an Iraqi prisoner being beaten and urinated upon by his British army captors. The scenes drew horror and condemnation in a country in which the military usually prides itself...
...point Joshua H. Rissmiller ’06, the student conductor, leaves his perch on a bench to warn me to be careful with the big cymbal crashes on a song called “Veritas.” I sit out the first round and then, feeling confident, go for a big crash when I see Creel ready to lean forward into one. I stop to congratulate myself on this triumphant sound—and promptly miss several more crashes. At this point, even the sundress-clad toddlers may suspect I am faking...
...State University, he had the brains to get his marketing degree in 3 1/2 years--and with a 3.84-grade-point average. At school he got into the habit of climbing at night up the narrow ladder of a 200-ft. light tower at Sun Devil Stadium. He would perch at the top, look at the stars and wonder where he was headed...
...Nike dime, golf and sports would forever be indebted. He forced millions to stay home on Sunday afternoons--to watch tournaments that were long decided--just to catch his swing. He's the rare phenom who has exceeded the hype. But the soldiers of Tiger's army, who perch on creaky tree branches to get a glimpse of their hero, need not worry. Like Jordan, one of his best friends, Woods would never quit without reaching that pinnacle once again. And like Mike, he'll be back. --By Sean Gregory