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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Saturday, the Crimson came in with slight hopes of a shocker over UNH, but knew that in all probability its first-ever defeat of the heavily-favored Wildcats would have to wait for another year...

Author: By Ken Segel, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Wildcats Strike Icewomen Deathly Blow; UNH Drops Crimson, 4-1, in ECAC Semis | 3/9/1987 | See Source »

...bras." Nor does she make many distinctions among her three recent hits: "Was it Outrageous Ruthless People in Beverly Hills? The films have certainly indicated a direction to stay in. The whole package is a surprise: to be a box-office success hand in hand with Disney. A real shocker. I mean, Walt Disney never would have hired...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bette Midler Steals Hollywood | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

...kind of a big explosion all at once but we had to start somewhere. Sometimes you really need a shocker," said Executive Producer Lisa M. Guerra '87. The Winthrop House Student Committee is cosponsoring the event...

Author: By Camille L. Landau, | Title: Fair Offers International Flavor | 2/14/1987 | See Source »

...been a disappointing season for the Crimson, and a win in The Game would help to make the off-season less painful. Yale is riding a two-Game win streak, including a 17-6 shocker last year at New Haven that robbed Harvard of the Ivy title...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: The Season Begins and Ends Today | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

...finds himself cunningly misled. Sprechman's theme, hinted rather than hammered at, is that life is a moral conundrum in which people are forced to make choices long before they can grasp the consequences. Despite some paranormal elements, Caribe does not read like a spiritual tract or a cheap shocker: the supernatural portions are elegant, almost metaphysical asides. Sprechman, 66, has worked in the movie industry for more than 25 years, as financial vice president of Joseph E. Levine's Embassy Pictures and, currently, chief financial officer of Kaleidoscope Films Inc., a leading Hollywood producer of movie trailers. The quality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Amateurs | 4/7/1986 | See Source »

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