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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...self-respecting sports department would throw its weight behind a team that had only ten spectators at the home game. "We want to make sure that we're not underwriting a fad," says Janus. Several people raised eyebrows when the women's hockey team gained varsity status a short while ago--"they thought it was a passing fancy," Janus recalled. So it's unlikely that the ultimate frisbee squad will petition anytime soon for a place in the upper echelon...

Author: By Brenda A. Russell, | Title: So, You Wanna Be a Letterman? | 11/14/1979 | See Source »

Keller-Sarmiento actually created Harvard's first near miss. A short time into the half he pivoted near the right side of the penalty area, releasing a deceptively hard shot that only a full-length Tabak save could keep away from the back...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: Booters Battle Penn to Scoreless Tie | 11/13/1979 | See Source »

...president said he has asked the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop new conservation measures, and promised to strive for a fair and equitable distribution of short fuel supplies...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: U.S. Halts Imports of Oil From Iran | 11/13/1979 | See Source »

...obvious that some of the experiments will lead to dead ends. "The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks," a short, punky rock'n roll commentary on the superficiality of college fraternities, could be a preliminary homework assignment in a "How to Sound Like Elvis Costello" class...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: Where Eagles Dare | 11/13/1979 | See Source »

...perspective on life in the fast lane. But at present the band is still groping for a new identity to replace the old sound. Their latest album reaffirms the Eagles as one of mainstream rock's best bands. But The Long Run is, ironically, a good album for the short run--better things are sure to come...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: Where Eagles Dare | 11/13/1979 | See Source »

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