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Perhaps one of these inspirational chats will launch the career of a budding politician (moderate to rabid Republican, we're guessing). But what usually comes across is the falseness, not of the contestants forced to reach for cheerful profundity, but of the format. Says humorist Harry Shearer, host of the syndicated weekly radio treasure Le Show and an avid trawler in the backwaters of pop culture: "I believe that if the serious guys on television had to discuss current affairs the way Miss America contestants do--gussied up in evening wear while an orchestra plays Isn't She Lovely...
...Returnees: Brian Walsh '96, Darin Shearer...
...Crimson hopes to be in the thick of that race. Its top runners are Carswell, who competed at Nationals last season, and senior Brian Walsh, who was the second Crimson finisher at Heps and the H-Y-P's. Seniors Darin Shearer, who is a Crimson editor, and Matt Bundle also placed well throughout the season...
This was especially true at Heps. Carswell finished fifth and Walsh 12th, but the next Harvard runner, Shearer, came in 45th. The Crimson finished eighth at Heps out of nine teams...
Brian Henry '95, junior Ian Carswell and senior Darin Shearer finished first in the 800 meters, 5,000 meters and 3,000-meter Steeplechase, respectively, for Harvard-Yale on the men's side. Senior Amanda Williams took first in the 400 meters for the women. Harvard-Yale won all four relays--the 4x100 and the 4x400 relays for both men and women...