Word: semis
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Past defeats have all been forgotten. After compiling a 10-1 record in the regular season, the Harvard soccer team won its third straight New England regional title, and advanced to the semi-finals by beating Hartwick, 4-1. Now only Howard and the winner of the St. Louis-San Francisco match stand in the way of Harvard's first national championship...
...Louis is the defending champion and the odds-on favorite in the tournament. Howard made it to the semi-finals by beating Penn State, 8-0. Nevertheless, Harvard's explosive offense and versatile defense makes it a contender, and captain Charlie Thomas and the other seniors who played at San Jose two years ago should provide the experience and determination needed...
Taking part in college soccer's first real attempt to break into the national spotlight, Harvard, which sprinted through the season with a 13-1 mark, will face Howard (13-0) in the first game of the semi-finals on December...
...their way to becoming a nation again. Ironically, the South African government's policy of apartheid or "separate development" has led to a surge of tribal pride among the 4,000,000 Zulus, who account for nearly a quarter of South Africa's black population. The semi-autonomous Bantustans being set up by the government as a means of keeping blacks segregated in their own homelands, have given that pride political expression...
Consumer groups have cited some toys as being too sadistic: for example, a do-it-yourself guillotine set that is fortunately too small for a child's head. The New York chapter of the National Organization for Women denounced one toy as sexist: a semi-nude doll that is strapped to a platform while a pendulum dangles above her. For the first time, doctor play kits are selling better than nurse kits. Mothers are telling their daughters that they no longer have to settle for being a nurse; doctor kits get them off to a more liberated start...