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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Both sides had difficulty passing in the neutral zone, and both Cornell and Harvard resorted to a strategy of dump-and-chase, in an effort to gain the upper hand in the offensive zone...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Hockey Escapes Lynah, Still Alive in ECAC | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

With the team down by six, sophomore standout Brad Soltis came up with another spectacular performance against Zdravko Divjak in the 197-pound weight class. Going up 4-2 in the first period, Soltis continued to gain momentum as the match progressed, eventually winning...

Author: By Jodie L. Pearl, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wrestling Splits Weekend With Brown, Boston U. | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

...With the team down by six, sophomore standout Brad Soltis came up with another spectacular performance against Zdravko Divjak in the 197-pound weight class. Going up 4-2 in the first period, Soltis continued to gain momentum as the match progressed, eventually winning...

Author: By By JODIE L. pearl, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wrestling Splits With Brown, Boston U. | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

...screen for less than half of Fargo. But the best example came in 1998, when Helen Hunt beat out four British actresses for her undeserved golden boy. What does it mean? It means that the American Academy of Arts and Sciences nominates British films and cast members to gain credibility and then ditches them to gain ratings. It means that Kathy Bates has the upper hand in her war against four British actresses. And it means that Shakespeare in Love will have to fight awfully hard to win anything-not only is it a British film competing against an American...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, | Title: CINE MANIC | 2/19/1999 | See Source »

...true. Admit to your faults and then, instead of hiding behind the excuse that other people badmouth you, devote your energies to publicizing your good points. Sitting around and waiting for campus publications to give you favorable write-ups is a worthless venture. If you want to gain the support of the student body, then rise to the occasion and give us grounds for that support...

Author: By Lauren E. Baer, | Title: A Disillusioned Constituent Speaks | 2/16/1999 | See Source »

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