SUBJECT: Re : &NAME and boatrace <QUOTE> I 've just noticed &NAME ( the guy who dropped out in the first week ) is coxing the &NAME boat and that &NAME ( who dropped out after a couple of weeks ) is at &NUM . <END_QUOTE> In the days when the lab used to deal direct with &NAME applicants for the Diploma , we always used to check on their sporting interests , and write a suitably stern letter to those who were rowers or &NAME players , warning them about the dangers of neglecting their studies ! It was well understood that short courses such as the Diploma were a great attraction to sportsmen wanting to stay on for a further year in order to get their ' &NAME ' . I suppose the &NAME is a similar magnet . &NAME