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Awed coaches run out of superlatives when describing Caulkins: "I've come to understand nothing Tracy does is beyond anyone's wildest imaginations." Mission Viejo coach Mark Schubert commented at the Gainesville meet. And Ron Young, former Pleasant Hill coach and newly-arrived Nashville Aquatic coach says, "Tracy is a team leader, a super citizen and a super person. She fits right in with everyone on the team and doesn't demand any special attention--besides, the Muhammad Ali mold has no place in our program...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: A Level-Headed Champion | 4/8/1981 | See Source »

...proclamations of "I am the greatest" certainly don't fit into the modest schoolgirl's vocabulary. Answering the phone with a pleasant drawl at her Nashville. Tennessee, home recently, Caulkins displayed none of the superstar arrogance that might be expected from an athlete of her caliber. Deliberately avoiding what she says was her "yes-no" style when she first started being interviewed, Caulkins now generously devotes large chunks of time to answering reporters' questions, enthusiastically elaborating in all her responses...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: A Level-Headed Champion | 4/8/1981 | See Source »

Richard J. Ramsden, vice-president in charge of administration and finance at Brown, said that "although student need is going through the roof," the aid cutbacks would not force students out of Brown. "It won't be pleasant for the students," he added...

Author: By Compiled FROM College newspapers, | Title: Brown Cuts Back Financial Aid Packages | 4/4/1981 | See Source »

...Darryl Deever remains the babe in the woods. His eccentricities may bring about murder and the usual spy-in-the-closet plotting, but Hurt imbues Deever with such innocence and reasonableness, that the audience never doubts his safety: the guy is blessed. Deever is the Capraesque everyman--pleasant, rational, potentially powerful and good...

Author: By Leigh A. Jackson, | Title: Scene of the Crime | 4/1/1981 | See Source »

...principal bassoonist of the orchestra, notes that Watt "works beatifully with people, and knows the literature very well." Ross agrees, adding she is "very expressive; in her audition she really pulled things apart and put them back together. We can rely on her being a strong leader who is pleasant yet demanding...

Author: By Sarah Paul, | Title: 'Doing a Good Job of It' for BachSoc | 3/18/1981 | See Source »

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