Word: stamina
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...college days, this economics concentrator doubled as a party planner. She loved to throw costume parties, says Elizabeth D. Sherwood-Randall ’81, her former roommate in Eliot House and close friend.“Penny has a such a tremendous lust for life, coupled with this stamina,” she says.“She had many suitors,” she recalls.Pritzker moved on to earn her JD and MBA at Standard University, where she trained for and ran the Ironman triathlon.Martignetti, who is in charge of the Class of 1981 reunion gift along with...
...physical-training event, a hard promise to keep: when they were in Korea, Laura's unit had a yearly Iron Man Contest, and after 5-ft. 4-in. Laura beat dozens of men to win the contest, the event was renamed the Iron Person Contest. "She has so much stamina, but at the same time she's very feminine," observes Jim's mother June of her daughter-in-law. "She is little but mighty...
...five-course load is tough; engaging fruitfully with those courses is tougher. Certainly, undergrads should be prepared to work—and “work hard,” as Tisch Professor of History Niall Ferguson puts it. But they simply do not have the time or the stamina to read a total of 1,200 pages a week. Incidentally, Ferguson assigns over 300 pages each week in History 10b. Many professors argue that it is not easy to achieve both depth and breadth in designing a syllabus. But throwing three novels or four hundred pages of critical theory...
Unlike Sharon, who would conduct freewheeling gabfests with his aides without ever settling on a course of action, Olmert insists on reaching decisions at the end of each meeting. His stamina is honed by daily six-mile runs; someone who has advised both men says that "by 5 a.m. Olmert knows everything, because he has read all the papers on the Internet. I don't think Sharon knew how to turn on a computer." But Olmert shares Sharon's preoccupation with the survival of the Jewish state and an abiding skepticism in the Palestinians' willingness to accept that. "He mistrusts...
...With 12 games in the next 10 days, the Crimson (1-5) faces a daunting stretch of competition that will test its depth and stamina...