Word: roughed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Coaches never count non-recruited athletes out. As baseball Coach Alex Nahigian says, "You might find a diamond in the rough...
Financially, the going has already been rough. Though B.U. had optimistically hoped for $2.5 million in corporate and foundation support for the Chelsea plan, only two donors have come through so far. But the lack of funds does not seem to worry the university. Education dean Peter Greer, who will run the experiment when it goes into effect, believes the solution to Chelsea's problems ultimately depends as much on B.U.'s imagination as on money. Says he: "If we can't bring improvement to this system, then we're not very good...
freeboard: the three inches of the shell above the surface of the water. Shells are notoriously easy to swamp with such little protection from rough water or the wakes of passing motorboats...
Elected mayor in 1967, Hatcher says he had a rough start in politics. He says he was encouraged to run for mayor by civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. at a time when Blacks were trying to strengthen their voice in politics...
Coach: Buddy Teevens, Ivy League Player of the Year in 1978 when he was the Big Green QB, was hired last year with the hopes of Hanover on his shoulders. He has had rough going. Last year his team went 2-8. This year it is off to a 1-3 start, same as Harvard. Buddy would love to get a victory out of this one. Perhaps he'll put on the pads himself...