Word: contendere
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The President's National Security Adviser has an odd job: because there is no statutory description of the position, the duties are fluid and ambiguous, and appointments to the post are not subject to senatorial confirmation. As a result, the job can change drastically with each successive occupant. So...
The right has also had trouble getting organized for next spring's presidential elections. Says former President Jose Napoleon Duarte, a Christian Democrat who is now the front-running contender: "[The death squads] want to stop the reforms. They want to stop the democratic process. And they want to...
Harvard is favored this afternoon, as in all its league games so far. But the Tigers, who looked before the season like the Ivies' worst, have lately showed the staff it takes to bump off a contender like the Crimson.
While Dartmouth was showing itself to be a serious Ivy contender this weekend, at Harvard's expense, the biggest news from around the league Saturday was that Yale really is bad this year and Brown is a dark horse worth watching.
Returning from that powerful Big Green squad are All-American junior Jim Sapienza and standouts Mike Fadil and Frank Powers. Dartmouth is 6-1 this season, with shutouts of Yale and Columbia, a defeat of Northeastern and wins this past weekend over UConn, UMass, and Williams. The Big Green's...