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Back in the days before World War I, Woodrow Wilson decided he had it up to here with a bunch of goons who seized power in Mexico. Much as in Nicaragua, a broad-based revolution toppled the government of an aging, long-ruling dictator, but its democratic elements could not maintain power and were soon pushed out by extremists. While the revolution in Nicaragua was pushed to the left, though, the revolution in Mexico was coopted by elements on the extreme right...

Author: By Steven Lichtman, | Title: Contra Conniption | 4/9/1986 | See Source »

There is a story, undocumented, supporting this position: it has to do with a bunch of football players sitting around comparing SAT scores. This is normal freshman year behavior, but there was a twist. Apparently the athletes were bragging about who had the lowest SAT scores, because the lower scores meant Harvard must have credited them with greater athletic ability...

Author: By Charlest T. Kurzman, | Title: Pointing the 'Big Finger' | 4/7/1986 | See Source »

...They have a pretty wild and notorious bunch up there," said Joe Colbert, who plays for Rhode Island's men's team and made the trip to Cambridge last night to be the game's official scorer. "The coach still doesn't know why they didn't make...

Author: By Mac LA Follette, | Title: W. Water Polo Stood Up by Rhode Island | 4/2/1986 | See Source »

Just under a year ago, I called 100,000 people a bunch of names. I hit 'em, like we used to say in high school, where they lived...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Oh No, Not Again | 3/20/1986 | See Source »

...half dozen ventured into Harvard Square, searching for something far more important than parliamentary legitimacy: an ice cream parlor with a short line. To no avail. Emack and Bolio's, Herrell's, Baskin Robbin's, and Brigham's all had mile-long queues. And by the time the bunch arrived at Store 24, there were only four minutes remaining in the recess, so the group returned to Emerson 105 empty-handed and out of breath...

Author: By Cyrus M. Sanai, | Title: A Chamber, But No Council | 3/18/1986 | See Source »

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