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Need we remind you that both the Celtics and Bruins recently completed West Coast swings of their own without so much as a solitary notch in the "W" column? Both of those teams are basement-dwellers in their respective conferences; and though Harvard still has four teams between itself and the ECAC cellar, somehow comparisons with the B's and C's seem apt for a team dangerously close to flunking out of the 1996-97 season...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, | Title: Pointing | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

...playing at the collegiate level, Zimmerman has discovered the competition is raised a notch. Like it was during the summer, when he played against the best polo programs, Zimmerman must play exceptionally night in and night out for Harvard...

Author: By Grant D. Wiens, | Title: Zimmerman Surprises First, Then Excels | 2/20/1997 | See Source »

This one was not pretty. It was not tremendously convincing. But it is still another notch in the win column for the Crimson...

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, | Title: Women's Cagers Defeat Big Red 72-58 | 2/15/1997 | See Source »

Strange, and all those years we thought Madonna knew exactly what she was doing. She still defends even her worst career missteps, like her 1992 book, Sex, a collection of kinky erotic photos, which finally pushed her provocative public image one notch too far. "If you read the text, it was completely tongue in cheek," she says. "It was a joke. Unfortunately, my sense of humor is not something that a mainstream audience picks up. For me all it did was expose our society's hang-ups about our sexuality. Yes, I took a beating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MAD FOR EVITA | 12/30/1996 | See Source »

Question: why would a guy worth $2 billion give a hoot about the sticker prices on most new cars? Answer: By chopping them down a notch, maybe he can make $2 billion more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAYNE'S NEW WORLD | 12/16/1996 | See Source »

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