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Without a doubt, the Crimson men's hockey team has come the closet of all Harvard teams in recent years to snapping the NCAA jinx...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Championship Links to the Past | 11/15/1985 | See Source »

...wedged in between Guisseppe Gelato and the Coffee Connection, celebrates its first birthday this month. Perhaps the location itself is a jinx: replacing a short-lived flavored popcorn emporium, Top Dog seldom appears to attract lines of customers any longer than the phantom queues of its defunct predecessor. Featuring hot dogs with a variety of toppings, chili dogs, and freshly baked french fries, the hot dog king caters to a mixed crowd, according to Estelle, the owner...

Author: By Laura S. Kohl, | Title: Plenty of Room at the Inn: Harvard Square's Least Popular Eating Joints | 11/8/1985 | See Source »

...icemen upped their January mark to 4-1 and avoided the first month jinx that in the past has haunted Harvard hockey...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Icemen Smash Dartmouth, Finish Up Super Month | 1/30/1985 | See Source »

...second half. The Jinx went by the wayside...

Author: By Marie B. Morris, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Good Feelings | 10/22/1984 | See Source »

Tackle Roger Caron, a fifth-year senior, couldn't agree more--he witnessed the progress of The Jinx from its infancy. "I was accustomed to going home after these games--it was a 'wait 'til next year' sort of thing," he recalled without any apparent regret...

Author: By Marie B. Morris, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Good Feelings | 10/22/1984 | See Source »

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