Word: tough
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...strives for what he think is right," says Isabel Ocasio, in Puerto Rico. Wendell's mother, Isabel may not be his sternest judge, but she says that, after 20 years, his willingness to confront tough issues unflinchingly has earned respect from his friends and peers...
...really has been a positive experience for me because I feel the point of a rally is to go a little beyond what you would do when talking with faculty or administration," Ocasio says. 'Very Tough, Very Smart, Very Sensitive...
...found him very tough, very smart, and very sensitive to the complexity of what was going on," says Pforzheimer UniversityProfessor Sidney Verba '53. Verba, at 57 one ofthe most respected of Harvard's 300-plus seniorfaculty, chaired the blue-ribbon committee thatreviewed faculty hiring after the MSA--made up ofOcasio and leaders of four other undergraduateminority groups--attacked Faculty of Arts andSciences affirmative action policy for "confusion"and "complacency...
...tough being the youngest captain," Forman says. "I was younger than most of the girls on the team. It took a lot of adjusting on my part and the team's part...
Berkenstock and Yardley are not the only couple who chose to ride the Harvard roller coaster together. In spite of the demands of tough classes, the time commitment of extra-curricular activities and the occasional third-party principle, several couples in the senior class were bitten by cupid's arrow early in their Harvard careers and have not recovered since...