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Char Joslin: The freshman sensation has become a sophomore sensation. She leads the team in goals scored, and is a threat to connect from anywhere. She can deke, fire a wrist shot in traffic or load up her famous cannon. Princeton keyed on her constantly last week but it didn't work--she got two third-period goals...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Icewomen Will Host Ivy Tourney; Winner Gets ECAC Playoff Bid | 2/26/1988 | See Source »

Quote of the Week: "Basically, we nixed them. It was a gunfight and we brought a cannon."--Harvard squash player Jim Masland, referring to Seth Handy's 3-2 comeback over his Franklin & Marshall counterpart which gave the racquetmen a 5-4 victory...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Squash Players Set For Denver Tourney | 2/12/1988 | See Source »

...Basically, we nixed them," Masland said. "It was like a gun fight and we brought a cannon [Handy...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Racquetmen Sweep Princeton, F & M | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

...Arab states have been using Palestinian refugees purely as "political cannon fodder" and have no commitment to a Palestinian homeland, Bookbinder said. He noted that during the 19 years that Jordan occupied the West Bank, the Arabs did not ask Jordan to create a Palestinian state...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Prominent Arab and Jew Discuss Middle East | 12/11/1987 | See Source »

...approved a proposal to bestow University Officer status on an oil-rich Texas couple in return for a $500,000 gift to fund the School's creative and worthy loan forgiveness program. A number of Harvard officials last week dubbed the K-School fund-raising tactics a "loose cannon". In the words of one Harvard official, the K-School "is on the make. They prostitute themselves more." President Bok needs to look into the ways in which money is exchanged for prestige University-wide. Dean Allison, if he cares enough about the Kennedy School to want to see its image...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Essence of a Decision | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

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