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...Israeli move into southern Lebanon would almost certainly scuttle the Saudi peace plan and eliminate any further peace overtures from moderate Arab states. That, in turn, would greatly increase the threat of a new Middle East war. Deeply worried that Lebanon's fragile cease-fire could soon crack, the Reagan Administration planned to dispatch Special Envoy Philip Habib back to the region after the Arab summit to seek a lasting truce...
...NORTHEASTERN--The optimism is guarded around Boston (oops, sorry, Northeastern) Arena these days, but the Huskies have the talent to crack the league's top four. The only question is, will they be shellshocked from last season's monumental collapse? If so, look for a sub-500 record and a nasty year from Boston's newest hockey power...
...Black Bears finished with the fifth-best record in the converence last year, but lost All-American forward Gary Conn and goalie Jeff Nord (now with the St. Louis Blues) to graduation. The Larries faded after a quick start and missed the playoffs, but have everybody back including crack goalie Gary Laskoski...
...Crimson's score of 198, a mere eight points shy of sixth place, makes it the first Ivy League team ever to crack the top ten in the history of the competition...
...just hold on a doggone minute," a proud Crimson student mumbles, momentarily regaining pseudo-consciousness. "How do you know Yale is harder than Harvard?" Well, this is simply the wrong question to ask. Mike has been waiting for two years to get another crack at this one, and his bathroom mirror has gotten tired of the rehearsed exaggerated gestures, professorial air, and stubborn righteousness. He goes on for nearly 20 minutes of sophistry, ending as you knew he would. "Harvard may be harder to get into," he says, conceding the obvious, only to catch you with a sucker punch. "Yale...