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...Classics were at one time varsity or J.V. hoopsters, said senior Joe Lauer, the squad's captain, but joined the Classics after being cut or because of demanding academic schedules. The Classics don't siphon talent away from the official Crimson squads. "We don't really represent a threat to the other teams because we have our tryouts long after they have theirs, "he added. Team members said that playing at the club level involves much less pressure and allows them to get more satisfaction from the sport. Their contests are much more low key than varsity matchups, allowing...
...legislature, polls indicate that opinion is evenly divided on this issue. Supporters, including many Catholic groups, note that the amendment would simply bring Massachusetts law in line with federal constitutional provisions. Opponents, however, argue that, in the state's current dire fiscal condition, aid to private school students would siphon sorely needed funds from the public school system...
...Nobody's Man but Yours," has countered by pushing his image as an unbossed maverick, a legitimate characterization. The polls have offered contradictory predictions. And there is also an X factor confusing everyone's calculations: the presence of Conservative Party Candidate Lucien DiFazio, who is positioned to siphon off some of Weicker's support. "If DiFazio pulls 7%," said a Democratic campaign strategist last week, "it's Toby...
...country every day; yet many banks pump money onto the wires and over satellite networks with little or no encryption, or coding, at all. Predicts Mathematician Ralph Merkle, a member of the Stanford codemaking team: "One of these days someone will break into a wire-transfer banking network and siphon off all the contents. Then there will be a lot of interest in cryptography...
...Republican, because, No. 1, I get elected." Whether he does so again could depend on Conservative Candidate Lucien DiFazio, 39, a Hartford lawyer who entered the race only nine weeks ago. Although DiFazio has no chance of winning, he has substantial financial backing from the New Right and might siphon off votes from Weicker. With Weicker leading Moffett by only a few points in the polls, even a small swing to DiFazio could affect the outcome...