Word: selecter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...injuries and the loss of stars damaged B.U.'s chances. Aside from missing a couple of starters to injuries, the Terriers had sent half a dozen of their top players to Philadelphia to play with the New England select squad, coached by Harvard Coach Martyn Kingston...
Speaking on condition of anonymity, members said that the Skull and Bones decision had been the subject of some discussion at the clubs, but that no formal motions had been made to select women as potential members...
Jewett said that he decided early on to select an acting dean from within the current ranks of the FDO to facilitate transition in an office that will see two administration changeovers in two years...
Harvard's ugly history. For most of its history, Harvard was exclusively white and male. None of us would doubt the economic advantages open to Harvard graduates--these advantages should not be reserved for a select, WASPy few. While the admissions policy has become much more inclusive in the last 10 years, the University still has far to go in hiring minorities for academic posts from tutorships to professorships...
...Then Bob Strauss, the party's guru in chief, comes onto the podium. For President, he intones in a syrupy drawl, we must nominate a great American and my fellow Texan -- George Bush. During the stunned silence that follows, Strauss adds a cunning hook: For Vice President, we should select one of our young Democratic chargers, someone whose depth and experience compare favorably with Quayle's lack of same. American voters like to diffuse authority and have scant respect for Quayle. The Democratic ticket will...