Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard went on to defeat the other team Hafferty predicted to play well, Queens, a little more soundly than the 7-5 count suggests...
...already light. The streets were deserted. Many thoughts ran through my mind. I thought of my optimistic conversation with Professor Lipset during the afternoon in the Yard. 'If the administration just plays it cool, maybe Harvard can turn the tide and be the first school to defeat the New Left.' He answered, "The question is whether they will be stupid enough to call the cops...
After trailing, 3-0, early in the first quarter, the Harvard women's water polo team quickly came back to defeat MIT, 11-4, last night at Blodgett Pool...
...believed that Koch could easily defeat a Black candidate in a citywide primary, whereas a white liberal with Black support could beat Koch. But Blacks in New York have said over and over again that they want a Black candidate...
Saturday night in front of a partisan crowd of 15,861 spectators from the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Crimson forward Ed Krayer tallied a goal 4:16 into overtime to defeat the Gophers, 4-3, in the finals of the 1989 NCAA tournament. As the puck skirted past Minnesota goalie Robb Stauber, Crimson players hurled helmets and sticks into the air. For the first time in the 41-year history of the tournament, Harvard (31-3) was champion of college hockey and the first Crimson team since the 1904 golf squad to win a NCAA title...