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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Both soccer squads reached the NCAA quarterfinals last season, and hope to have similar success this year with the influx of new talent...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: Class of '89: One of the Best Ever | 9/9/1985 | See Source »

When pressed to reveal the secret of his success, Fleming admits it is his "tightly organized" lectures and enthusiasm while teaching that draw the crowds. Nonetheless, he refuses to take all the credit and modestly suggests that it is the subject matter--intellectual history--that brings the hordes of students...

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: Credit for Fun | 9/9/1985 | See Source »

Possibly the most important indicator of his success is that no one has ever fallen asleep in one of his lectures, Fleming says, or at least, he adds, he hasn't noticed the dozing students. But he does try to observe the expressions of students during lectures to see how material is being received. "Every instructor has people chosen intuitively throughout the lecture hall to read their faces...

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: Credit for Fun | 9/9/1985 | See Source »

Part of her success is due to the personal interest she takes in her teaching. Vosgerchian says she "tosses and turns" the night before every lecture because of her "intense desire to share" and the simultaneous fear that she might not convey her message to the students...

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: Credit for Fun | 9/9/1985 | See Source »

Unproduced screenwriters often conduct internal debates on the subject of success and status. John Hill, 38, is one for twelve (a 1981 bomb titled Heartbeeps) after 14 years in Hollywood. "If you look at the amount of money I earn a year, I am successful," he says. "But if you look at the row of unproduced scripts on the shelf, I feel a failure. The money is nice, but the real point was always to write a story and watch it in the theater and eat popcorn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Phantoms of Hollywood | 9/2/1985 | See Source »

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