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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...team isn't, however, excluded from all of the benefits enjoyed by the varsity. "My philosophy is an extension of [Varsity] Coach [Pete] Roby's philosophy," Bzomowsky said. "We believe we're helping young people become better people through working hard and doing things the right...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Life in the Minors: The Men's JV Hoops Team | 2/6/1986 | See Source »

...poor cousins have names and faces, too. And the team's roster isn't just a list of names; it turns out to be a veritable hodge-podge of individuals and personalities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Life in the Minors: The Men's JV Hoops Team | 2/6/1986 | See Source »

...isn't accurate to call the homeless the bottom rung of society; they are off the ladder altogether. They are the dispossessed, the outcasts. People may be driven onto the street for any number of reasons, but once they're there, it's difficult for them to leave. Christopher Blanchard, who spent two years on the street and now works for the Coalition for the Homeless, says "Many street people feel they are subject to forces beyond their control." Locked in a cycle of despair and helplessness, they tend to rationalize their position, trying to convince themselves and others that...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: Home on the Grate? | 2/5/1986 | See Source »

...think so," Fusco answered. "The fact that Northeastern's won two in a row with almost all Canadians proves that isn't true...

Author: By Neil Mooney, | Title: Beanpot '86: A Boston | 2/3/1986 | See Source »

...best, with a wry miracle of regeneration. The barrenness of despair gives way to a hope for continuation of the species. For most American directors--glad-handers and show- boaters--that resolution might seem tentative at best. But for Woody Allen, who finds grim death gargling all around him, isn't it romantic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Retro-Romance in a Swanky Town Hannah and Her Sisters | 2/3/1986 | See Source »

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