Word: pete
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Harvard's next great dropout, folk singer and activist Pete Seeger, could have been a graduate of the class of 1940, but, he said, "I got too interested in left-wing politics, and I let my marks slip." Seeger had a scholarship that covered 30 percent of his tuition, his family paid 40 percent and he himself worked for the other 30 percent, waiting tables in the Freshman Union. When, in April of his sophomore year, his grades dropped--due largely to his commitment to a newsletter called "The Harvard Progressive"--the school rescinded his financial aid, and neither...
...Seniors Pete Strothman and Becky Rosen finished fourth in Division A, senior Brian Fox and junior Christian Taubman finished third in Division B, and freshman Sean Doyle came in second in Division C. These performances combined to give Harvard its winning point total...
...Pete Manasantivongs...
...growth tract still in private hands, and 4,000 acres of additional land, most of it heavily logged, Maxxam Corp. of Houston, Pacific Lumber's owner, will get $250 million from the Federal Government and $210 million from California. At week's end there seemed little doubt that Governor Pete Wilson would sign the payment bill. Maxxam, controlled by Hurwitz, was a major contributor to his most recent election campaign...
Along with the Nevin's Trophy team event was the Coast Guard eliminations, a regatta geared towards individual finishes. In a ladder-draw-style event, captain Pete Strothman, an All-America selection, took first in his single-handed eight-race event. Strothman won the event handily, justifying his billing as a national contender...