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With that introduction, and having let the sting of Harvard's dismal performances against Dartmouth and Vermont games die down (more pressing tests than the Big Green and the Catamounts on the players' minds, perhaps?), we present our mid-term analysis of the team as a whole...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, | Title: Halfway Home: Analyzing the Icemen | 1/24/1994 | See Source »

...only Harding's life resembles one. Kerrigan's sturdy family life and stable upbringing imbued her with a manner so authentic and unassuming that even last week's media barrage seemed not to faze her. Through her good years (a bronze medal in the '92 Games) and bad (a dismal fifth-place finish at the '93 World Championships), Kerrigan has drawn on the unconditional love of two parents, two devoted older brothers and an extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins, who turn out at competitions to cheer her on. Blessed with long, slender limbs and a natural elegance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Figure Skater Tonya Harding: Tarnished Victory | 1/24/1994 | See Source »

Heading into its showdown tomorrow at Briggs Cage against Lehigh (1-4), Harvard (2-2) has shown mixed signs as a team. Some areas of play augur a potentially bright future, while others recall a dismal past...

Author: By Peter K. Han, | Title: It's Cardiac Time: Close Shaves for M. Cagers | 12/10/1993 | See Source »

Murphy implemented an offensive program that had an even balance between its running and passing games. After two dismal seasons of 1-9-1 and 1-10, Murphy was able to completely rebuild the Bearcat program, and he finished his fifth and final season with an 8-3 record...

Author: By David S. Griffel, | Title: Tim Murphy Talks About His Past, His Present and His (Crimson) Future | 12/9/1993 | See Source »

Only a quarter of the nation's electorate voted in the municipal balloting, but the dismal showing of the ruling parties may force President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro to call for new parliamentary elections, possibly as early as next February. Last week's winners were already beginning to reposition themselves as new coalition builders attractive to the mainstream. Said the Northern League's secretary, Umberto Bossi: "A center party does exist in Italy, and it's called the League." Countered Achille Occhetto, leader of the Democratic Party of the Left: "We are a great alliance of progressive forces that can confront...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up with ... Fascists? | 12/6/1993 | See Source »

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