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Super Bowl XXIII falls right smack in the middle of exam period this year. And once again the folly of January exams is exposed...

Author: By Theodore D. Chuang, | Title: Ickey Who? | 1/23/1989 | See Source »

...rewarded with a wholly different, riveting view of the famous piazza: underground. There, some 30 Italian archaeologists are digging through a cross section of history from the Bronze Age to medieval times. Exposed now is a Roman thermal bath with its frigidarium, or cold room, almost intact. And smack on top of that are the remnants of a tower dating from the 13th century era of the Ghibellines. With 86,000 sq. ft. of past at his feet, archaeologist Giuliano De Marinis, director of the dig, is exultant: "Piazza della Signoria is a unique occasion for reading the story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Uncommon Glimpses of Florence | 1/23/1989 | See Source »

...words, people have the typical reaction to my nose ring that they have to most affectations, which is to say that they pay them undue attention, which is pretty much the point of having them. I must admit, mine is a bit more obvious than usual since it is smack in the middle of my face, or to be more precise, it's slightly right of center (an odd fact considering that I consider myself quite a bit left of center; but I already have five holes in my left ear lobe--another affectation I'll get to later...

Author: By Elizabeth L. Wurtzel, | Title: Nose Rings and Narcissism | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

...Smack ahead of the Crimson is a quad match against New York University, the University of New Hampshire and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute...

Author: By Sandra Block, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Grapplers Pin Springfield, 26-18 | 12/7/1988 | See Source »

...Smack, Roy slaps the shot away. One down, 25 more...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Icemen Attack Keeps the Cameras Clicking | 11/23/1988 | See Source »

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