Word: contendere
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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As an orchestra played Tchaikovsky, the committee members lined up in front of the catafalque where Brezhnev lay amid wreaths and flowers, with row upon row of medals pinned to cushions below his feet. After a brief formal tribute, Andropov led the Politburo members toward the dead man's family...
The Eastern Championships this weekend in Indianapolis almost marked the Harvard water polo team's surge to top-contender status.
Those of us who have wandered through moose country do not consider these animals "as ferocious as a mouse" or dimwitted. Ranked second only to the grizzly bear as the most dangerous animal to run into in the back country, moose are not to be played with. The moose'...
But, because they stay tantalizingly close to the Bruins for about 10 minutes each game, the Crimson aquamen don't see their nemeses as unbeatable. According to Harvard Co-Captain Dave Fasi, "Brown--you may be surprised to hear this--I don't think they have really remarkable players, like...
The same booters who carried a five-game unbeaten string to Hanover now find themselves 5-3-2 overall (2-1 in the Ivies). The Crimson will have to find a cure for its scoring woes soon, as it hits the road once again Saturday for a critical contest with...