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...their first exposure to Dean of the Faculty Watt at opening exercises. Gazing out at the assembled Class of '88, Watt muses. "I didn't know so many WASPs had red hair--or are some of you crossbred?" The Glee Club and Radcliffe Choral Society offer a Wayne Newton medley in place of the traditional "Fair Harvard" and "The Only Man at the Radcliffe Tea." For the first time in living memory, parents and freshmen do not leave during the songs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Year of the Wrap | 1/3/1984 | See Source »

...witnessed the Lampoon's derogatory imitation of the Harvard Opportunes. Although the prank cannot be faulted for its general idiocy and lack of humor, it ought to be denounced for its slanderous nature. Lampoon members, with the intention of visiting all of the House dining halls, poorly sang a medley of Christmas songs, falsely advertised themselves as the Opportunes, and "encouraged" everyone to attend their concert on Friday night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Too Phoolish | 12/8/1983 | See Source »

...butterfly and third in the 200-yd. breaststroke. Hall scored her 11 points in the freestyle, finishing first in the 1000-yd. and the 500-yd. races and third in the 100-yd. event. Zimic captured the 200-yd. freestyle and the 200-yd. individual medley...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Women's Swimming | 12/1/1983 | See Source »

...that money back to consumers by cutting the cost of long-distance calls by 10.5%. Critics point out that this would add up to a reduction of only $1.75 billion, or about half the amount AT&T is getting. Says John Bryant, a Congressman from Texas, in a medley of metaphors: "They're trying to have their cake and eat it too. That put the last nail in the coffin of AT&T as a truthteller." Judge Greene will conduct a hearing into the entire matter next week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Click! Ma Is Ringing Off | 11/21/1983 | See Source »

...biased: everything from documentaries on Cuban classical dancers to delayed showings of U.S. major league baseball games to reruns of Lou Grant. Print is another matter. The Sandinistas own or control two daily newspapers, the pro-government Nuevo Diario and the official Sandinista paper Barricada. Both provide a predictable medley of government propaganda, while the only opposition newspaper, La Prensa, is subject to strict censorship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicaragua: Nothing Will Stop This Revolution | 10/17/1983 | See Source »

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