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...That was the turning point," Cornell Coach Maxie Baughan said. "They stop us on fourth down, and then they shove the ball down our throats...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Cornell Falls, 23-15 | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

...book is good, I get a little excited--my throat tenses slightly, and my pace quickens. Soon I hit the "breaker" sentence--a particularly insightful or brilliant sentiment that is the toppling shove into the dreaded abyss that is happiness...

Author: By Eric Pulier, | Title: The Happiness Principle | 10/1/1987 | See Source »

...When push came to shove," and CQ refused tofill the text orders this fall, the Coop finallyagreed to pay the bill and CQ sent them the order,Rozakis said. Although the course assistant saidCoop employees told him the shipment had arrived,the books had not reached the shelves as ofclosing time yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Coop Blunder Postpones Arrival of Gov. Textbooks | 9/29/1987 | See Source »

...Huandacareo. "They get used to the big money they make in the U.S.," he says. "They see they won't make in a day what they were getting in an hour up there. And the first time there's a problem, they say, 'You can take this job and shove it.' I don't need that kind of worker." Says Javier Cansino Garcia, secretary of the town council: "Some of the young people who have come back display an air of superiority. Older people, especially those who might employ them, don't like that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico Sad Return of the Prodigal Sons | 5/18/1987 | See Source »

...would deny their affiliation with Radcliffe [May 6]. After all, it was Radcliffe and her students who fought hard to integrate the male and female student bodies so that women could enjoy the education and facilities that Harvard today provides them. Why should we, the women of Harvard-Radcliffe, shove aside the women's college as if it represented a sordid past? Radcliffe has always provided the finest education and services, and still does. Granted, every woman at Harvard does not knock herself out to take advantage of all Radcliffe has to offer, but if she wants...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Remembering Radcliffe | 5/8/1987 | See Source »

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