Word: mits
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Seventy-five demonstrators from Harvard, Radcliffe, B.U., Brandeis, Babson Institute, MIT, and Wellesley, and CORE members picketed the Howard Johnson chain's national office in Wollaston and Boston's Commonwealth Avenue and Chestnut Avenue restaurants. The local protest was part of a demonstration in 29 cities nationwide...
...first time in the regatta's history, the varsity heavyweight championship race ended in a tie for first between Yale and darkhorse Penn. And, in the varsity lightweight event Navy, Cornell, and MIT finished in a triple lie, thus ending the Crimson's four-year domination in that division...
Coach Larry Coolidge's varsity light-weights were never in serious contention for the Wright Cup. Cornell led most of the way, while Navy crept up at the end and MIT made a fantastic sprint to catch the Big Red for a dead beat. The Crimson had been seeded first and was aiming for its fifth straight title...
...other Crimson crews had a far better day. The '65 lights, coached by Fred Cabot, rowed a beautiful race, sprinting past MIT at the finish after being behind a length with only 200 yards...
...seeded first, along with the undefeated heavy and lightweight JV's. The varsity heavyweights are not among the top-ranked, but have as good a chance as the other crews, with the exception of undefeated Cornell, the top seed. Behind the Big Red in the heavyweight seedings are Yale, MIT, and Penn in that order...