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Word: roughs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...back with its own sensational sophomores, but it doesn't have the depth to take Harvard. Dartmouth is not the force it once was and Penn never was. Brown is good but never plays well against Harvard. That leaves Princeton, never overwhelming but always scrappy, rough, and "up" for Harvard. But with two years of famine in the freshman ranks. Coach Bill Quackenbush won't pull...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Stickmen's Depth, Scoring Punch To Challenge Cornell in Ivy Race | 11/26/1968 | See Source »

...little musical progress since that Curtis Lemay extravaganza. His To St. Cecilia was an exciting grotesque written in his consummately banal idiom featuring vapid stentorian outbursts for a brass ensemble and Victory at Sea-type arching melodies for the hapless chorus. This clangorous work, sounding like Hollywood with the rough edges knocked of, brilliantly captured a certain Pliestoceme ambience which would have been beyond the grasp of a lesser composer. The character of the performance was captured in the Dryden line "What passion cannot Music raise of quell," the answer to which was of course "None...

Author: By Chris Rotchester, | Title: Zarathustra | 11/25/1968 | See Source »

...usually a good bet. Although the budget plays a big role in deciding such vital matters as tuition hikes and course offerings, few undergraduates ever see it. Fewer still would read it if they could see it full of mind-numbing statistics and confusing classifications, the report is rough going for students who aren't skilled in bookkeeping...

Author: By James M. Fallows, | Title: Dull But Important | 11/22/1968 | See Source »

UCONN, 31-14: Halfback Nick Davidson and Brian Dowling were offensive leaders. Hill gained 65 yards on 12 carries, but Yale's defense showed its rough edges...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Elis Romp Through Season As Crimson Surprises All | 11/22/1968 | See Source »

Harvard never really dominated the action. Playing scrappy ball, they found themselves physically outmatched by a rough Army squad. Coach Bruce Munro said before the game that Army was "the worst possible team to go against with injuries. It would not be so bad against a skillful team, but Army overpowers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rain and Injuries Hamper Booters In 4-1 Loss to Army in NCAA's | 11/19/1968 | See Source »

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