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...almost pathetic hopefulness of the motto of the Tuskegee Institute class of 1886?"There's always room at the top" ?finally gave way to the angry oath of a Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee leader in 1965: "If we can't sit at the table, let's knock the f???-legs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: As American as Jesse James | 11/6/1978 | See Source »

Funny things happen to about 400 men during their sophomore year. They hear a knock on the door, and rising to answer it, they notice an ivory envelop which has been slipped under the door. The door is opened, and sleuth-like, the messenger is nowhere to be seen...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: From Pig to Porc: The Changing World of Final Clubs | 10/30/1978 | See Source »

...Geez," Clark countered, "that makes what I just said sound awful. But I do prefer the Don Quixote image of single combat; although, of course, it's part of a larger team effort. Ideally, a perfect play for an offensive lineman is to knock down every guy on the other side of the ball--almost like a broken-field...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Harvard's Line Is All Right | 10/27/1978 | See Source »

...last-place Crimson (0-2 Ivy, 2-2 overall) hosts first-place Dartmouth (2-0, 2-2) at 1:30 this afternoon in the Stadium, and if past confrontations mean anything, the 82nd meeting between these clubs will be a knock-down, drag-out affair...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Big Green Is Here | 10/21/1978 | See Source »

Sally Roberts and Terry Clarke, at number two doubles, dropped a three setter in the second round to Jumbos Beth Hochuser and Madeline Schwartz. The Tufts tandem snatched a 5-2 tiebreaker after splitting the first two sets 2-6 and 6-1 to knock out the Harvard squad before going on to win the finals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Weekend Round-up: Four | 10/10/1978 | See Source »

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