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...that's not the point. For me and for all of my friends, growing up in the 1970s was a collage of "Free to Be You and Me" songs, Star Wars action figures and treasured Topps depictions of ace Yankee hurler Ron Guidry (1978 stats: 25 wins, 3 losses...

Author: By Eric R. Columbus, | Title: It's Just Not in the Cards | 6/1/1992 | See Source »

...MORE THAN 40 years, on the first day of exam period. The Crimson has devoted its Opinion Page to an unquestionably worthy pursuit--the search for ways to ace Harvard exams...

Author: By Steven V. Mazie, | Title: Re-Opening the Debate | 5/11/1992 | See Source »

Despite the heroic efforts of Dartmouth ace Bob Bennett (2-3), the staff sports a dreadful 6.01 ERA. Bennett is the Big Green's only hope to salvage a game...

Author: By Justin R. P. ingersoll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Batsmen Washed Out by Rain | 4/18/1992 | See Source »

...fool pitchers into thinking he couldn't hit their worst pitch, thus increasing the chances of the hapless hurler eventually lobbing a fat one his way. There's good story about Billy Martin's verbal jousting with a New York Post reporter, as well as an uproarious account of ace hurler Jim Bunning's excellent adventure as a minor league skipper...

Author: By Eric R. Columbus, | Title: Spinning Webs of Baseball Strategy | 4/9/1992 | See Source »

...best chance for a gold medal since 1952 is said to rest on the broad shoulders of 18-year-old Eric Lindros, whose entry into the N.H.L. has been complicated by his unwillingness to play for the sleepy Quebec Nordiques. But an equally important key to Canadian success is ace goalie Sean Burke, who took a sabbatical from the league after four years with the New Jersey Devils. As for the Finns, who will also be in the medal round this week, seven of them are current or former players in the N.H.L., and several more have been drafted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1992 Winter Olympics: Let's Get Physical | 2/24/1992 | See Source »

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