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...Crimson certainly has its work cut out for it in tonight's game. After Tuesday's nail-biting win against Dartmouth, Harvard has to stop this Adoninable Snowman if it wants to extend its one-game winning streak...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Basketballers Ready to Take on Weekend Opponents | 12/16/1994 | See Source »

...couple of girls were sick, but we should be OK", freshman swimmer Mary Naber said. "We hope to nail them, like they got us with the virus...

Author: By W. STEPHEN Venable, | Title: W. Swimmers Look To Slay Dartmouth | 12/9/1994 | See Source »

...throng of frustrated Harvard students fought tooth and nail for a Yale College flag. A Yale junior leaned over the side of a Soldier field wall, unzipped his fly and sent a streaming, triumphant message to the cement 20 feet below. A tailgating Harvard graduate poured himself a half-full glass of champagne, sarcastically toasted seven more losing seasons and then downed the load in one gulp...

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, | Title: Murphy's Last Stand | 11/21/1994 | See Source »

...authors conclude that "the preponderance of the evidence suggests" that Thomas lied under oath when he told the committee he had not harassed Hill. Their book doesn't quite nail that conclusion. Yet its portrait of Thomas as an id suffering in the role of a Republican superego is more detailed and convincing than anything that has appeared so far. Which is not to say that the book justifies the waves of hype it rides in on, including a nomination for the National Book Award. For one thing, the crucial stories told by Angela Wright and Rose Jourdain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: The Unheard Witnesses | 11/14/1994 | See Source »

...only blemishes of the season were nail biting loses to powerhouse South Carolina 2-1 (overtime), and Maine, 1-0, and a 2-2 tie to Columbia...

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, | Title: Ivy Soccer's Climax: Harvard vs. Brown | 11/4/1994 | See Source »

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