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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...even older than her father, offering Dubin a perfect opening to finally unburden himself about his love for Fanny Bick, he lets the opportunity pass. Instead he delivers a tired, paternal lecture, retreating into the mythical wisdom he supposedly possesses as a biographer intimate with the lives of the great. Even when his wife discovers his affair with Fanny and the lame excuse of "protecting" her is gone, he still hasn't the nerve to give up his comfortable prison...

Author: By Susanna Rodell, | Title: Nothing Happened | 3/6/1979 | See Source »

William Dubin is such a man. A biographer, he has taken on a study of D.H. Lawrence and is having great difficulty fathoming the man. Lawrence's character is alien to Dubin, and the task becomes an uncomfortable wrestling match, paralleling Dubin's own struggles with his sexuality, his darker side...

Author: By Susanna Rodell, | Title: Nothing Happened | 3/6/1979 | See Source »

...name on the varsity roster the day he made the cuts. Jeez, I was high as a kite. I didn't touch the ground for a few days. It was the biggest surprise of my life. I ended up practicing with the varsity all year which was a great experience because everybody was better than...

Author: By Peter Mcloughlin, | Title: Steve Andrews' 'Highs and Lows' of Varsity Hockey | 3/6/1979 | See Source »

...upset as I've ever been, because this was my senior year. I had a lot of confidence built up in myself after my junior season. I came back to school in great shape, had a great tryout and had visions of playing second or third line. When I found out I was cut it was tough," Andrews recalled...

Author: By Peter Mcloughlin, | Title: Steve Andrews' 'Highs and Lows' of Varsity Hockey | 3/6/1979 | See Source »

Before Tsongas's speech, past CCA president Peter Lange said in a speech that the recently passed Harvard Square zoning restrictions were "only the first step in preserving what is one of our great resources," adding that Cambridge residents had to stop reacting to immediate threats and decide what we want the Square to look like in ten years...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Tsongas Tells Cambridge Civic Association That Area Cities Have a Chance to Recover | 3/6/1979 | See Source »

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