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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first stop, we witness the slimed zombies of the "pond-scum" cycle. Here, intense fall passion throbs within the confines of the Yard, a house or--horrors--a single entry. However, such wild affection can often mutate into something unrecognizeable. In a matter of weeks, both parties are left shell-shocked, embittered and unimpressed at the range of derogatory vocabulary each other employs. Words to watch out for: you slimebag; you used me; or, worst of all, it was a misunderstanding...

Author: By Spencer S. Hsu, | Title: Love, Sex and Dust | 3/5/1988 | See Source »

...want to imitate anyone else, just play the best I can. I've always wanted to learn the piece, and I still love it, no matter how much it's played...

Author: By James E. Schwartz, | Title: A Romantic Interlude | 3/4/1988 | See Source »

...matter how hot a goalie can get during the playoffs, if a team can't score, its chances of winning are as good as a bunch of Cornellians deciding to remain tactfully quiet during a hockey game at Lynah Rink...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Icemen, RPI Meet in ECAC Quarters | 3/4/1988 | See Source »

...eight by 10, glossy, with just the proper amount of backlighting to highlight the poster child's features. The wrong angle could seriously damage the effect--imagine the result if the model were to wear white which notoriously shows up poorly on posters, and then there's the matter of what message to put on the poster. And that's not to mention the issue of which kind of lettering would be most appropriate? I mean, at the very least, the poster should be done just exactly right...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: A Freudian Interpretation of Harvard Life | 3/3/1988 | See Source »

...course those running for president, no matter how much they try to convince the voters, don't consider themselves to be regular Joes. In fact, they develop a messiah complex. How could they not? The candidates spend a year listening to their own voice listing the reasons they, and no one else, should be president. No doubt they convince themselves, if no one else. But then a president doesn't need to be a messiah; he or she just has to be a responsible human. And perhaps once we have realized that, we will start voting with our minds...

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: The Myth of Being Presidential | 3/3/1988 | See Source »

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