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...Dartmouth undergrads didn't leave Harvard's older representatives any too thrilled, either. At halftime, before either band could take the field, a Big Green mass of freshmen swarmed onto the field and formed a mammoth "88," as tall as the field is wide, and ran in circles chanting "Harvard sucks...

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

...been hearing for years now about the mammoth renovation project sweeping through the Houses, costing tens of millions of dollars and aiming to remedy the problems that years of neglect inflicted upon the gems of the College's residential system. Before the work started three years ago, officials laid out a schedule that put the Quad Houses at the end of the list, precisely because, the logic went, they needed the most work. More time, officials claimed, would translate into more extensive planning and--most importantly--enough millions to realize all that generations of Quad residents had dreamed about: plush...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Caring for the Quad | 10/18/1984 | See Source »

...part of China's nuclear deterrent can survive an enemy's first strike on its land-based missiles. In order of size there followed three medium-range land-launched CSS-2s, three intermediate-range CSS-3s and, largest by far, a CSS-4, a three-stage intercontinental mammoth capable of hitting targets as far as 8,000 miles away, a range that includes the Soviet Union, the U.S. and all of Asia. So big was the CSS-4 that it was trundled by, separated into its stages, on two transporters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China: Snappy Birthday, Comrades | 10/15/1984 | See Source »

...most articulate opponents: "The new constitution is based on apartheid. It leaves out the best feature (of a democratic system), namely universal franchise under the rule of law." Zulu Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, a leading black moderate, has declared that those who participated in the recent elections were committing a "mammoth betrayal" of the black population. On the other hand, Afrikaner diehards agreed with Eugene Terreblanche, head of an extreme-right group, who said that "South Africa, the land of promise, will be given away to non-Christians." Against such criticism, Botha has argued, "I don't say that what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa: Wrestling the tiger | 9/24/1984 | See Source »

OFFENSIVE TACKLE (2)--The strongest, biggest and most experienced player on the team plays at right tackle, and you can bet that on fourth and inches senior Roger Caron will be the man clearing the hole. At 6-ft., 5-in., 270 lbs., Caron represents a mammoth obstacle for opposing defenses. The Norwell, Mass. native beach presses more than 400 pounds. A first-team All-Ivy and Honorable Mention Division I-AA All-America, he has a great shot at the pros. The left side of the ball is a different story. Junior George Kostakos leads the race...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Harvard Squad | 9/17/1984 | See Source »

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