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...pounds, one might not expect much on the soccer pitch from sophomore Mike Fucito. In a league full of tall forwards and even taller defenders, it would seem extremely difficult for Fucito to succeed at that size. But this year, Fucito turned out just fine—he was an integral member of a squad that exceeded expectations by winning the Ivy League championship. Fucito tormented defenders all season with his speed, agility, and determination to pull off bold plays on the left flank. It’s no wonder he finished third on the team with nine goals...
...Brooks and Summers, though, both failed to point out the self-conscious anxiety of Cambridge’s organization kids. Students here know that they’re compelled to succeed for success’ sake. We’re flooded with prospects, whether it’s being an executive on The Crimson, chairing a student group, joining a final club, or leading a Phillips Brooks House Association program...
...Calais, Khodadadi's tale is still not rare. Hundreds of illegal immigrants stay here for weeks or even months, sleeping outdoors through summer rainstorms and winter cold, until they succeed or give up and head elsewhere. Khodadadi's shelter is one of dozens hidden amid the dunes strewn with cigarette boxes, old shoes, stale food and human waste. Others camp in the city, cooking on open fires and bedding down under bridges. In a report last November, the French aid organization Médecins du Monde said illnesses in Calais were widespread and sanitation extremely poor. Yet like Khodadadi, many...
...that region is very troubling...but I've declared my intention to make it a priority. The people behind the violence should have the conviction that my government is serious about dealing with their grievances. I have been talking to leaders from that region and am convinced we will succeed. I will launch a comprehensive blueprint that will address the crisis in the Delta once and for all within my first hundred days of taking office...
...save it for the stage." Luckily, he listened. Though largely known for his trademark ascots, oversize glasses and campy double entendres on Match Game 73 and Hollywood Squares, Charles Nelson Reilly was acclaimed for more serious work too. He won a Tony in 1962 (in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) and a nomination for directing Julie Christie in a 1997 revival of The Gin Game, and he tutored Bette Midler, Peter Boyle and Lily Tomlin in acting. The openly gay sitcom regular (The Ghost & Mrs. Muir; Love, American Style) once joked that his near constant TV presence...