Word: successes
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...failed to prevent a pattern of "insults, indignities, physical assault and humiliating treatment which went far beyond any need to toughen, strengthen or acclimate plaintiff to the rigors of military discipline." The academy maintains that the women were hazed no harder than average students, and points to the success of the two female graduates and the 15 percent dropout rate of the entering class in 1996. But Mentavlos?s lawyer, Dick Harpootlian, contends that the treatment she received was gender-specific, such as having her shirt set on fire so cadets could see her bra and having nail polish smeared...
Those involved with the campaign say Rudenstine's role was crucial to its success...
...unconditional support of the president is crucial to the success of the campaign, Fineberg adds...
...aftermath of the campaign's success, Harvard has to work to maintain alumni interest in fundraising. No one expects the current giving to equal what it was during the campaign. But deans say there is much more to be done that will require funding...
...profits wind up in the hole. For me, profit is what happens when you do everything else right. A good cast will catch a fish. It's like Zen archery"--he believes in a brand of philosophical Buddhism, a surprising pursuit for a French-Canadian Catholic raised in Maine. "Success has nothing to do with sticking an arrow into the bull's-eye," he says. "It's all about practice--practicing taking the arrow out of the quiver, practicing notching the string. When you have worked at the process for years, the arrow hits the target naturally. Fishing, climbing, selling...