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Neither Morrissey nor Reynolds has had a smooth climb to the top. Morrissey has had to contend with various physical obstacles, such as injured knees and a bad back. Reynolds took off two semesters--one in 1986 to study the transition to democracy in Nicaragua, and the other in 1988 to work on the Dukakis campaign...
Penn State: The Nittany Lions have been bogged down in the third position for the past three seasons but feel that this could be the year to jump up to the top spot. The squad is led by senior Dave Rafferty, who should contend for titles in the 200 freestyle and butterfly events...
...last Tuesday's 5-1 loss, the Crimson outshot Dartmouth by a significant margin. While the Big Green's Kelley Coyne had to contend with 40 shots on goal, White faced only 22 shots. The difference was even greater last Tuesday, when Harvard outshot the Green...
Peace recruiters contend that students are easily seduced by rosy portrayals of military life -- such as the slick television commercials enticing young men and women with "Be all that you can be in the Army." They remind youngsters that the military's primary purpose is to prepare for war, not train people for civilian jobs, and they advise them to be skeptical about recruiters' promises. Peace groups are especially outraged at the military's targeted appeal to racial minorities, who make up 18% of the armed services. In New York City peace activists have fought proposals to introduce Junior ROTC...
Harvard Tri-Captain Jen White faced only 12 shots on goal as compared to the Tigers' Kari Rosencranz, who had to contend with 36. Even a ploy on the part of Princeton to move leading scorer Molly Marcoux back to second line to exploit supposedly weaker opposition proved fruitless, save for a tally late in the third period...