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first as a scholar of medieval art, and second as director of the Met from 1967 to 1978. The feat that did most to lift him from the curatorial ruck and make him papabile was a work of art he acquired for the Cloisters in 1963. The Bury St. Edmunds Cross, a 12th century English ivory carving, was and still is one of the finest medieval objects in America. It is unsettling as well, since much of its complicated biblical and patristic symbolism insists that the Jews were the killers of Christ and thus an accursed people, so detestable that...
Behind that talented trio, sweeper par excellence and defensive MVP Deb Field plugged the gaps, clearing the errant balls her teammates had forced and providing a secure axis around which the solid Crimson alignment limited the Huskies to just one goal--a feat only three other teams have accomplished this season...
...people sucking down beers at the Dirty (a Deli-Bar-Hangout) a few blocks away knew that halfback Kevin Powell was going to carry the ball up the middle. Nobody knew it better than the Harvard defensive line and linebackers, who smothered Powell for no gain--no easy feat, as Powell was spinning and sliding through tackles like a greased pig for most of the afternoon...
...John F. Kennedy Memorial Tournament, one of the biggest men's field hockey tournaments in the country, Harvard's squad lasted four rounds before being eliminated. Lasting four rounds against teams composed of Pakistanis and Indians that practice five times a week--"Practically professional," Patel declared--was no mean feat. "If we practiced that much," Patel added, "I think we could...
...first choices (10 per cent plus one vote of the total voter turnout) is automatically declared a winner in the first stage. Traditionally, only one or two candidates reach quota on the first round. In 1979, Independent Walter Sullivan and Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) member David Sullivan managed the feat...