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...move was significant in that its signaled the triumph of a new breed of coaches and athletic administrators in the league, less inclined to bend to tradition and more inclined to bend the league to conform with other, more competitive leagues across the country...

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, | Title: A BRIEF HISTORY OF HARVARD SPORTS | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

...this time the officials would be NCAA sanctioned, as opposed to the bend-for-yourself method used during the regular season...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: An End of an Era | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

...always the best edge for a defense," she says. "They think they can just come into court, put on their evidence, and that will be the end of the story. They stop there. Well, thank God, juries don't." Legal scholars say juries have always been unpredictable, refusing to bend to controls the authorities hope to impress on them. "The tradition is that juries are the ultimate arbiter of law, not judges and not the state," says Anthony D'Amato, a law professor at Northwestern University. "And if they think the law is ridiculous, juries may ignore it. Instinctively, juries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oprah! Oprah in the Court! | 6/6/1994 | See Source »

...kept files on everybody and really helped the students," said Kent, who is not related to the deceased. "She was very good about being very accessible. She would bend over backwards to help. She never complained...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Currier House Administrator Dies | 5/27/1994 | See Source »

...rest of the team finished its season on May 14 with a surprising 5-2 loss to Princeton at the Eastern Regional Tourney held here at Beren Tennis Center. Princeton went on to win the tournament and is participating in South Bend as the Eastern Regional representative...

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, | Title: A Busy Period | 5/25/1994 | See Source »

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