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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Carolyn Burger added 25 kills, including a team-high 17 kills in the Holy Cross match. Burger also tallied four aces and a team-leading 64 assits. During the Fordham game, Danielle Cunningham had 80 percent kill rate--getting 12 out of 14. The freshman also threw in 50 assists...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Hurting Spikers Drop A Pair Over Weekend | 9/26/1988 | See Source »

Downie explained that such restraints on his personal convictions stem from a deep sense of fair play: How could an editor fulfill his high calling of accurately portraying the election news, knowing he favored one of the candidates being covered...

Author: By Noam S. Cohen, | Title: The Issues of the Day | 9/26/1988 | See Source »

...hyphenated addition, take the case of President Bok. Earlier in the year, he was part of an influential panel of higher education leaders which released a report criticizing the quality of campaign debate about education. The report offered a host of problems that need the attention of candidates for high office...

Author: By Noam S. Cohen, | Title: The Issues of the Day | 9/26/1988 | See Source »

ITHACA--Scott Malaga rushed for a career-high 118 yards and a touchdown and the Cornell defense made a last-second, goal-line stand to defeat Colgate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Weekend Proves Nightmarish for Ivy League Squads | 9/26/1988 | See Source »

...damage is insidious. Noise above 100 decibels -- a whining power saw, for example -- flattens the tiny hairs in the inner ear that transmit sound to the nerves. These hairs usually return to normal, but repeated assaults by high-decibel rock -- concerts routinely hover around 120 -- can cause them to lose their resilience permanently. Stereo earphones blasting away for hours may be a greater threat than concerts. Says Audiologist Dr. Thomas H. Fay, of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City: "It's like the nozzle of a fire hose has been stuck down the ear canal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health & Fitness: A Fire Hose Down the Ear Canal | 9/26/1988 | See Source »

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