Word: sabers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...saber division, the Crimson's top saberist, freshman Kevin McCarthy, made a strong showing and may have qualified to go to Princeton. And as a squad, the saberists placed well, although not as highly as their foil and epee teamates...
Nicaragua has become a mecca for Americans who reject the Reagan Administration's policy of saber rattling and providing covert aid to the contras seeking to overthrow the leftist Sandinista government. Several hundred American residents of Nicaragua lend the government their expertise in such fields as agriculture, health, culture and industry. In addition, "solidarity" groups in the U.S. sponsor as many as ten different delegations every month for brief but busy tours of revolutionary life...
Although no one was absent from the saber bouts, Brandeis managed to win five of nine duels. Kaufer, noting that the Harvard losses were somewhat surprising, said both sophomore Sid Rubenstein and freshman Josh Weintraub played below their potential: "It was clear that this was not one of their better meets." Rubenstein lost two of three bouts while Weintraub failed to score a single victory with the saber...
...have gone through emotional swings on the issue. If Jimmy Carter arrived in Washington determined to banish nuclear weapons from the face of the earth, he ended his term supporting a new MX system, as well as Pershing and cruise missiles. If Ronald Reagan took power as a nuclear saber rattler, he at least has now toned down his language some and learned a lot about the world's desire to search for a way to reduce arms...
...half hours of mayhem. As Bruhl asks early on. "What's the point of owning a mace if you don't use it?" The mace and most of the swords, axes, knives and guns would make any collector proud, but one large cardboard-looking saber in the middle of the back wall stands...