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Were we all Jewish, would you refer to us as the "18-Theisi" Of course not. You would refer to us as the "18-Jew." Similarly, if we were all hyper-sensitive journalists of limited ability, we would be known as the "18-Crimson Reporter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The 18-Person Responds | 3/15/1993 | See Source »

...ever-pragmatic Clinton, though, did not come to MTV to just say thank you. He came with an eye on the future. Clinton was the first candidate to win the White House without a majority of the popular vote since Richard M. Nixon in 1968. Like Nixon, Clinton is hyper-conscious about building a coalition for the future. He has wooed followers of Ross Perot, stocking his economic team with deficit hawks, and discovering the magic word sacrifice...

Author: By Joshua W. Shenk, | Title: The Allure of Youth Politics | 2/5/1993 | See Source »

...right, of course, about the third alternative, and a very sensible one it is--working out some system of fooling the grader, although I think I should prefer the word "impressing." We admit to being impressionable, but not to being hyper-credulous simps. His first two tactics for system beating, his Vague Generalities and Artful Equivocation, seem to presume the latter, and are only going to convince Crimson reading graders (there are a few and we tell our friends) that the time has come to tighten the screws just a bit more...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Grader's Reply | 1/20/1993 | See Source »

...found myself all alone on those bleachers trying to pick out the few loyal Harvard fans in the crowd and watching the hyper-energetic Boston College Golden Eagle run around the court in a frenzy. This was when the basketball apathy at this school become painfully apparent...

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, | Title: Words of Wissman | 12/8/1992 | See Source »

When two student bodies get caught up in a traditional rivalry, many hyper-competitive individuals seem to forget the purpose of the whole affair...

Author: By Ted G. Rose, | Title: I Like to Party on the Other Side of the Field | 11/21/1992 | See Source »

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