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...renovations to Baker Library will introduce the latest information technology, a move Provost Albert Carnesale calls "entirely consistent" with the school's drive to become the world's premier business school in that area...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: B-School Begins $185M Renovation Project | 12/12/1996 | See Source »

...perhaps the premier commissioner in all of sports, Rozelle led the National Football League for nearly three decades before retiring unexpectedly in 1989, helping it survive bidding wars with three rival leagues and three player strikes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Former NFL Head Pete Rozelle Dies of Cancer | 12/7/1996 | See Source »

Then came the Triple Concerto. An alert reader of the program notes might have been put on guard by the admission that the piece "received negative criticism in its premier (1808), and to some extent to the present day." And understandably so, since it has a deadly combination of mediocre themes and an unncessary number of soloists; this means that each theme is heard at least three times in a row, from the cellist, the violinist, and the pianist, before it is allowed to die. The certainty of this repetition quickly becomes tedious, especially in the first and third movements...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: At Sanders, Not Quite Triple the Pleasure | 11/7/1996 | See Source »

Much like Brown, Harvard is equipped with a strong returning class. Leading the charge for the Crimson will be junior Henry Higdon. Regarded as one of the premier forwards in the league, Higdon will be a player to watch, but unfortunately he will undoubtedly attract a lot of attention from opposing defenses...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, | Title: M. Hockey Opens at Brown | 11/2/1996 | See Source »

McCarthy has been improving steadily and is a premier defenseman in the country, as he missed the team's Christmas trip to Minnesota in order to play for the U.S. team at the World Junior Championships. Making the most of his time, McCarthy led the U.S. defensemen in plus-minus and scored in overtime to beat Finland in the fifth-place game...

Author: By Owen C. Lafreniere, | Title: Who is Keyser Soze, and Can He Skate for Harvard? | 11/2/1996 | See Source »

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