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...They're wild! They kept coming up all the time. They have lavish parties. They really know how to blow off steam." Among the achievements cited in the article as an example of party mentality was a prank in which MIT students used chemicals to weld shut the gates of Harvard Yard...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: Playboy: Harvard is Not a Party College | 12/2/1986 | See Source »

...wino with rheumy eyes and a scraggly beard slumping against a skid row doorway. A muttering mental patient, his hair caked with dirt, searching for the warmth of a steam grate on a bitingly cold day. These are stereotypes of the homeless: desolate men who are still with us in abundance, causing Americans to look the other way, half wishing such unfortunates did not exist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Down and Out and Dispossessed | 11/24/1986 | See Source »

...America in New York City for years, and her patience with students mastering the intricate hand operation of Chinese cooking is evident throughout. There is meticulous information on ingredients and techniques -- buying the correct flours, handling rolling pins and cutters and sealing edges so that dumplings do not steam apart. Cold noodle salad with sesame, peanut butter and chili sauce is a lovely accompaniment to barbecued meats and perfect on an outdoor buffet. The fried Beijing-style dumplings guo tie would be just right with a steaming borscht and a nice change from piroshki. Small fried won tons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: I Cook, Therefore I Am | 11/24/1986 | See Source »

Before severing ties in 1984, Harvard provided the clubs with private alumni lists for fundraising, centrex phone service and steam heat. No lawsuit ever challenged these links...

Author: By Michael E. Wall, | Title: Harvard Rents to Clubs Despite Civil Rights Law | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

...skate," Harvard Coach Bill Cleary said. "When he gets up a head of steam he's hard to stop. I thought he went too far but he threw that one up from the popcorn stand...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Icemen Glide By Princeton, 6-2 | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

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