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...someone close to the College. But as Pittenger notes, "There is a certain degree of professionalism in athletic administration," that exists even without a Harvard degree. Though he adds that his long stay at Harvard had made him enough of an "insider" that his lack of a Harvard sheepskin "was not what undid me," he still notes, as if forced to prove a debatable point, that "I know as much about athletics at Harvard as anyone who spent four years here as an undergraduate." That is probably true, but it did not get Pittenger the job he wanted...

Author: By Francis J. Connolly, | Title: Chaos at 60 B | 9/16/1977 | See Source »

...League, winning six of the last seven titles. The latest great to move on is National Player of the Year Mike French (65-40-105), who led the nation in scoring each of his three years at Cornell, setting a new NCAA record each time. Also picking up a sheepskin was the less heralded but equally deadly Jon Levine (48-16-64), along with All-American midfielder Bill Marino...

Author: By David Clarke, | Title: Ivy League Lacrosse Title Chase Heats Up; Revenge-Minded Harvard Hosts Brown Today | 4/16/1977 | See Source »

...Hendricks is the only 'Cliffe swimmer who will pick up a sheepskin in the spring, and a promising freshman class is scheduled to arrive in the fall to join the bevy of returnees...

Author: By Mark D. Director and Thomas A.J. Mcginn, S | Title: Swim Team Picks Captains | 3/15/1977 | See Source »

...during her husband's second stint at Harvard that Monette succumbed to the lure of the Harvard sheepskin and entered the Business School. She told the court yesterday she had only wanted to get a master's degree in business administration at Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pavlovich | 7/23/1976 | See Source »

...reflected a minute. "I never study in Widener, always in my room; here it's too noisy. And the stacks are dismal, like being swallowed by a Leviathan. Except they're entertaining too. Like every now and then you run across ancient books made out of sheepskin, or with pages bolted together with metal things, or even the Playboy collection down on some sub-level...

Author: By Tom Blanton, | Title: What Were These People Doing in Widener Yesterday at 4 p.m.? | 5/5/1976 | See Source »

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