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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...just the ancient eight which make a profit from peddling their name...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Insignia-Wear Gains Popularity Among College Students | 11/23/1985 | See Source »

...Cecil Cox, who has picked off six passes, the Harvard defensive secondary has consistently come up with the big play and has largely made the Crimson as successful as it has been. The unit is extremely aggressive, but it hasn't been burned often. * DEFENSIVE SECONDARY: Steve Penders, Eugene Profit, Jay Ruffin and Mike Tjarksen. Safety Tjarksen leads the unit with four pass interceptions. Overall, Yale is 4 on the turnover ratio, while Harvard is 15. Cornerback Profit is a converted wide receiver. Since most teams can run successfully against Yale, this unit hasn't really been tested...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: The Scouting Report | 11/23/1985 | See Source »

...University by-laws, no one is allowed to make a personal profit," said Levy. "We were charging $5 per entrant and we had a profit of $1200 when we folded...

Author: By Amy N. Ripich, | Title: Assassinated | 11/16/1985 | See Source »

...culture. When we ran into someone with two tickets for sale, I offered him $50 for both, even though we had previously agreed that we would go as high as $35 apiece. Startled by my reckless spending, he said, "Wait a minute, I'm not out to make a profit or anything. Take 'em for $45." After giving him the money, a friend said, "See? No one's here to make money. They just want to make sure everyone gets in!" Dumb-founded I took the ticket, and we headed for the Centrum...

Author: By Adam Schwartz, | Title: Night of Living | 11/14/1985 | See Source »

LAST YEAR, when the Quincy House Committee made a $1500 windfall profit on spring ball tickets, it celebrated by renting a giant moonwalk palace and letting residents bounce around for a fun filled...

Author: By Victoria G.T. Bassetti, | Title: Poor Little Rich House | 11/14/1985 | See Source »

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