Word: backed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When she finally said, "way 'nough!" I collapsed in my seat, hands blistered and shriveled, and soaked with a combination of river water and sweat. Almost immediately we broke out the booze and paddled back to Weld--oar in one hand, beer in the other--to cheers from the crowd that remained. Only now did I notice that the 1979 Head had been the last race for my sliding seat, which cracked and lost a bolt at the finish line. Somebody was on our side. In fact, we had finished in 19'33", not particularly good for the Championship Eights...
...while Bougas rested her bursitis-ridden feet. Captain Meg Meyer filled in at number one, and after a shaky start, defeated Kathy Lynch 6-4, 6-0. Felske said Bougas, who has not lost a set playing for the Crimson, "will rest for a couple of weeks before getting back on the court...
...fund-raising ventures, a colossal campaign to raise $250 million over five years that officials say is their last recourse to fight inflation. As the campaign charges across the nation, moving from east coast to west, and from big donors to small, it will be easy to sit back and watch the money roll into Harvard's coffers...
MacAusland once again capitalized on her squad's flexibility. Sarah Chubb and Julie Cornman, receiving rare opportunities to start, both played solid games. MacMillan proved with her offensive play that she is a capable forward as well as a sterling back, and co-captain Sailer also saw double duty at link and back...
...maintained they could not break even on dances if they had to pay both a band and $50 for a one-night license. So they chanced the wrath of the Cambridge Police Department--it seemed a pretty safe bet. Harvard parties are almost always uneventful; inebriated students generally head back to their rooms rather than vandalize the city...