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...join in the "fun," and then spends entire games conniving to keep the less skilled players benched like Adam Sandler's character in the critically acclaimed major motion picture, The Waterboy. There is a sense on the IM field that people need to prove something--to overcome the stigma of IM athletic mediocrity. IM moguls argue, perhaps rightfully so, that the sole purpose of competition is victory. But in the context of Harvard pressures and stresses, really the fun factor of IM athletics should be most prized...

Author: By Allison M. Fitzgerald, | Title: are we getting it all wrong? | 11/19/1998 | See Source »

...committee hopes the test will become a standard practice, reducing its stigma...

Author: By Esther S. Yoo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HIV Study Advocates Universal Testing | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

...organizers of the Million Pound March, I was appalled at Lopez's characterization of the event. His commentary reflected a total lack of understanding of the discrimination and stigma that fat people face in this society and instead was chock-full of stereotypical comments and biases. Lopez clearly needs to get over it. It is unfortunate that he was not at all touched by what was truly an inspirational, powerful and moving event. SALLY E. SMITH, Executive Director National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance Sacramento, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 12, 1998 | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

There was a time in the history of the Harvard men's water polo team--and a time not too long ago--when a loss to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) carried the ultimate stigma...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Water Polo Squeaks By MIT | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

...recommended, but do not expect much more than the occasional show of true emotion. We will still have to wait and see if Soul Asylum can move past its one-hit status, and Candy from a Stranger is certainly a step in the right direction away from that stigma, without erasing...

Author: By Marcelline Block, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: One Hit Wonders? | 7/17/1998 | See Source »

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