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Dates: during 1970-1979
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This story begins on a grey morning, about two weeks ago. We decided to journey to Walden Pond, to experience nature. We got there and were experiencing nature, walking across the frozen pond, wondering if we could find a live beaver to eat--as Henry David Thoreau used to fantasize--when we discovered upon climbing over a slight rise, that our car was no longer there. Now, the first thing we figured was that our car had been stolen. But then we realized that it probably had only been towed--although it was 9:05 on a Sunday morning...
...workers--they sound like transplanted New Yorkers, and they keep trying to work up a "rapport," you know? A rapport with each other to make us think they're life-long buddies. A rhythm very influenced by Mean Streets. Bogus. DeNiro, though, is marvelous--that studied inarticulateness. DeNiro's got all the equipment to be a great stage actor--he can use his voice, if you remember The Last Tycoon. He was wonderful in that. He would have made the greatest1
...Frye, Aga Khan Professor of Iranian, gave us a succinct account of how the Shah "wanted to bring his country into the 20th century quickly but in doing so disrupted all aspects of society": the aristocracy and middle class invested in industry and many became rich, while their children got educated abroad and sometimes became disaffected. Peasants crowded into the cities and agriculture declined. The priorities were quite wrong. "The United States and Europe contributed to the terrible mistakes made under the Shah's rule because American and European businesses were just interested in making money...
...than awesome 0-4-1 start, the squad upset Dartmouth, 5-3, in Hanover on January 10, and went on to reel off six victories in eight contests. Most team members agree that there has been no sudden or spectacular improvement, just a slow, steady upswing as the lines got used to playing together, and basic hockey knowledge and experience...
Harvard coach Stephanie Walsh got strong performances once again from several swimmers. Junior co-captain Maura Costin won the 50-yd. freestyle in 26.33, edging out her Yale opponent by .06 seconds. Costin also placed second in the 50-yd. butterfly...