Word: risings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Leadership at Harvard is an interesting phenomenon. In a community with unheard of number of per capita high school class presidents, no one is used to or satisfied with being "just a member." We all aspire to lead, to plan and to be in charge. And, if you cannot rise the ranks of your organization, the natural response is to start your own. Joe, though, defies our traditional perception of the Harvard leader. On a recent afternoon, I ate lunch with Joe to catch up on various aspects of our lives. I inquired about the pressures and responsibilities...
...Harvard defense is unable to rise to the occasion against the unique threats posed by Walland and the Bulldog passing game, there will be even more pressure on Wilford and the Crimson receivers to step up and help out the defense...
Harvard wrestling Coach Jay Weiss has been around the block. In five seasons, he has orchestrated the exponential rise of the Crimson from the bottom of the EIWA to one of the nation's top contenders. Just last year, his team finished third in the EIWAs and placed 20th at the NCAA Tournament--with three NCAA qualifiers and two All-Americans...
...lightning speed with which information technology today is generating novelty, recent developments threaten not just to lower purported barriers but shatter them entirely. Java, a universal language being developed by Sun, should drastically decrease dependence on Windows. Internet servers that allow surfers to bypass Windows are also on the rise. As one venture capitalist at Accel Partners puts it, "in the past six months, we have not seen a business plan for a conventional packaged software application." Sounds surprising, perhaps, but how else could a single student from Helsinki hobble together a few thousand lines of code that turned into...
While the base wage of most custodians will rise above $10 by 2002 under the new agreement, PSLM members said the contract's extended timetable does not account for inflation...