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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...finalists were chosen from an initial list of 39 Harvard and 22 Radcliffe candidates, a decline from last year's record 74 Harvard-Radcliffe candidates. Most winners said yesterday they were pleased with their success. Levin said "I'm very flattered and excited." Brad G. Behrman said "I was pleasantly surprised--I really had no idea what sort of chance I had." Michael K. Savit, Crimson sports editor, said "I feel like I just went 4-0 in the Cube predix." Koivumaki said he would announce the winners of the upcoming vote on Monday...

Author: By Francis H. Straus iii, | Title: Seniors Choose Finalists For Class Marshals | 10/27/1977 | See Source »

Bing Crosby earned the love and respect of his family and friends, rose above the seductions of material success and left a lasting and positive impact on three generations while remaining the rarest of blessings: a man of substance with few, if any, enemies...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bing Crosby | 10/26/1977 | See Source »

Perhaps the single most different thing about Christians is their attitude toward their own future careers. In a University full of people obsessed with medical or law school and with worldly success. Christians believe God will provide signs of what they are to do in their future lives and will take care of them. Brannan has recently begun considering the ministry, something he never did before, because he says God has provided certain signs that he might be right for that calling. Fletcher jokingly says, "I'm going to become a Christian bum," but adds seriously it may be best...

Author: By Anne E. Bartlett, | Title: By the Book: Fundamentalist Christians at Harvard | 10/26/1977 | See Source »

Well, times change, and the underground papers have changed with them, or have gone under; the survivors have reached the suburbanites who worry about which lawn sprinkler system to buy. The Real Paper is probably the biggest American publishing success in the last decade--from a staff that once went six months without pay to a twenty-story high rise on Mass. Ave. in five years. But to do that, something had to go. The record ads and the stereo ads are still there, but the cover story of The Real Paper this week is a long feature about...

Author: By Joseph Dalton, | Title: Left Leavings | 10/25/1977 | See Source »

...yarder. Had Harvard, as it did a week ago, been able to establish the early control, the Tigers would probably have been reduced to three purrs and a box of Purina. Princeton took the initial advantage in the mind game, though, and then proved that nothing succeeds like success...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: You Win Some, You Lose Some, You Isom | 10/24/1977 | See Source »

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