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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Lisa M. Daugaard, a graduate student and protester, said that the university forced the activists to protest in the lobby. "There are places Day Hall wants us to be, and the third floor of Day Hall is not one of them," she said. STANFORD UNIVERSITY...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CLASS CUTS | 5/2/1987 | See Source »

Herschauer, the defensive star of the first game, went 3-for-4 and scored twice in the final game, which Brown ran away with, 10-0. Pitcher Lisa Gaulak allowed only four Crimson singles to even the Bruins' Ivy League record at 4-4 (14-12 overall...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Bruins Shut Down Batswomen | 5/1/1987 | See Source »

They unique styles of Lisa Lisa and Full Force control and influence each other on Spanish Fly, a varied album, basically solid throughout. New single "Head to Toe" is a great pop number with the feel of streetcorner harmony on the chorus. On both this tune and the heavily Latin flavored "Lost In Emotion," Lisa Lisa draws heavily on 60s girl group sound, but they carefully choose among the sounds of the classic groups to avoid the obvious sounds of the Supremes or Vandellas, in favor of the more experienced womanhood of Mary Wells...

Author: By Jeff P. Meier, | Title: Spanish Fly-girl | 4/30/1987 | See Source »

Last summer, Lisa Lisa hit the top of the charts with the sentimental and sappy "All Cried Out," so one might have expected them to play it safe by including a number of drippy adolescent ballads. But even "Someone to Love Me for Me," the album's only ballad, is slightly adventurous for its genre. It's "All Cried Out" done as a church spiritual, with the lovelorn sentiment of last year replaced by a new moral self-confidence and self-righteousness. You can imagine the chorus swaying back and forth during this duet with Full Force's Paul Anthony...

Author: By Jeff P. Meier, | Title: Spanish Fly-girl | 4/30/1987 | See Source »

...Face In the Crowd" and "Playing With Fire" are Lisa Lisa's tough turns on vocals. In the former, replete with some nasty conversational repartee in the vein of Jackson's "What Have You Done For Me Lately," Lisa Lisa plays a fan attracted to a male singer. The latter, the album's best and most aggressive track, is heavily layered with keyboards and Spanador's (of the Cult Jam) vibrant guitar solo. "I'm not your everyday average woman," Lisa Lisa sings. She tells us she will not be the victim of any relationship, because when you mess with...

Author: By Jeff P. Meier, | Title: Spanish Fly-girl | 4/30/1987 | See Source »

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