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...student government is essential to any university, for it is the only organized liaison between students and the administration. And how effective can an administration be if it does not seek input from those it administers to? How can it be that Harvard--allegedly one of the finest universities in the world--refuses to recognize its Student Assembly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAIL | 11/29/1979 | See Source »

...Habit of Being by Flannery O'Connor (Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1979). Letters of one of America's finest writers, who died in 1964, at age 39; the text is firm about Roman Catholicism, refreshingly short on self-pity about the disease that crippled her-and characteristically precise of mind and heart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Printed to Last | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

...time in four years and further extended the school's collection of trophies: eleven Greater Cincinnati League titles as well as three state, seven regional and nine city crowns. Says one of the pack of university scouts who follow Moeller's fortunes: "This is one of the finest sports dynasties ever. For longevity and total dominance, it's better than U.C.L.A. basketball...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Moeller High's Holy Rollers | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

...contest was a defensive struggle played on a muddy field that limited the offenses of both teams. Harvard's veer offense, dependent on quick cuts by runners, was hurt by the field conditions. Quarterback Jim Stoeckel countered with his finest performance of the season, although many of his accurate throws were dropped by the Crimson receivers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Elis Beat Yardlings, 7-3 | 11/21/1979 | See Source »

...nine points per game and Restic calls the Elis "the best defensive team I've seen since I've been in the league." With St. John's knee healed and his stature as a leader growing, Restic says, "I hope and I feel that Burke will have his finest day on Saturday. I just sense that...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: The Marquis of the Multiflex | 11/15/1979 | See Source »

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