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...slight, 136-pound teenager, with pimples, big ears and a face he thought of as so bland it amounted to invisibility, he had few friends at school. In practically every thing he did at St. Paul Central High, he felt underestimated by teachers, coaches and peers. No one ever gave him credit for his drawing, or for playing a superior game of golf. "It took me a long time to become a human being," he once said. "I never regarded myself as being much and I never regarded myself as being good-looking and I never had a date...
Though the 6,095 applications marked a slight increase from the number received last year, the number accepted has decreased from last year's 1,135 and the record 1,185 for the Class...
...game was a duel in the tradition of Harvard-Dartmouth basketball. In the last seven years, the Crimson holds a slight edge with an 8-6 advantage over the Big Green...
...result, Yeo cautioned that residents might find that their water had a "slight discoloration...
...that has led some educators to skirt the recruiting rules. At San Francisco State University, Roberto Haro, a professor of ethnic studies, routinely recruits minority males at Boys Clubs and middle schools in inner-city areas. As a result, he says, "in the past year, we've seen a slight increase in the number of minority males who have applied...