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...start off very slow. It takes us a while to kick into gear," first team All-Ivy defender Mike Murphy said. "We need a slap in the face to get started...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: The Lax World Is in Disarray | 4/4/1990 | See Source »

...because of his desperation, the man could not give up and leave. He was forced to stand there and stoically take each slap in the face...

Author: By Laura E. Smith, | Title: Just Say 'Hello' | 3/21/1990 | See Source »

...think members who don't show up are doing adisservice to their constituents," said financecommittee member John M. De Angelis '91. "It wasrude of other members to blow off the grantsmeeting. It was a slap in the face to the financecommittee...

Author: By Eryn R. Brown, | Title: Members Stay Away From Long Meeting | 3/7/1990 | See Source »

Goal of the Week: Weisbrod's first-period goal Friday night. Popiel sent a not-so-strong slap in from the point and Weisbrod got enough stick on it to send it high into the net. The shot caught Cornell netminder Jim Crozier by surprise--he stood with his mouth gaping open for a full five seconds after puck went...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: So Much Free Time... | 3/7/1990 | See Source »

...ended a two-week tour of the Pacific last week, Defense Secretary Dick Cheney concluded that the governments of Japan and South Korea still appreciate their U.S. protectors, despite anti-American sentiment among some political factions. Yet Cheney caught a slap from Philippine President Corazon Aquino. The U.S. Congress had recently cut $96 million from a $481 million military and economic aid package that Aquino apparently considered a precondition for negotiations on renewing U.S. leases to operate the huge Subic Bay Naval Base and Clark Air Base. Miffed, she canceled plans to meet Cheney. The Defense Secretary took the snub...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ripples in The American Lake | 3/5/1990 | See Source »

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