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Coupled with Friday night's 2-2 tie, the win was enough to give Cornell the three points it needed to clinch the series...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Cornell Tops M. Hockey; Season Ends | 3/10/1997 | See Source »

Harvard (18-6, 12-0) is the second team in the nation to clinch a berth in the tournament after Stanford became the first to do so earlier this week. This is the fifth overall Ivy League Championship for the Crimson which has now won a record 24 consecutive Ivy League contests...

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, | Title: W. Basketball Tops Ivy League Again | 3/1/1997 | See Source »

...tonight would make the team 12-0 this year in Ivy League play and extend its record Ivy-game winning streak to 24. It would also clinch at least a share of a second-straight Ivy title. With the current streak, the Crimson is on the cusp of achieving something downright legendary, and no one on the team intends to let Yale stop...

Author: By Bryan Lee, | Title: W. Hoopsters Look to Clinch Share of Title Against Old Eli | 2/28/1997 | See Source »

...Crimson can clinch a share of the Ivy League title with a victory on Friday. A Harvard win over Yale coupled with a Dartmouth defeat of Brown would give the title to Harvard alone. However, it is likely that Brown will defeat Dartmouth on Friday night setting up a championship showdown the following evening...

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, | Title: W. Hoops Two Games Closer To League Title | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

DIED. LOUIS MARTIN, 84, influential presidential confidante responsible for bringing black and minority concerns into the corridors of power; in Orange, California. Dubbed "the godfather of black politics," he helped clinch black votes for Kennedy in 1960; persuade Johnson to appoint Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court; advise Carter on minority affairs; and propel the career of Clinton adviser Vernon Jordan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Feb. 10, 1997 | 2/10/1997 | See Source »

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