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...lead the Board. That the person responsible for the fairness of an election would have the lack of discretion to try to influence that vote is a gross disservice to the Harvard community. And one we ought not to tolerate. In the wake of her slimy effort to swing the election, Bok should resign in order to preserve some respect and authority for the membership and the activities of the Board of Overseers...
Giggling and snorting wildly, he spun me around in a patently unpleasant manner, grunting "Ummm, yuk yuk, a fresh one, yuk yuk!" I was just about to try vomiting in self-defense when someone pre-empted me by incapacitating my assailant with a wide swing of one of her suede Nancy Sinatra boots. As he slumped forward, I fell safely to the pavement and ran as fast as I could...
Take, for example, the case of the religious parties. Although only 20 percent of the nation's Jews adhere to orthodox practices and religious parties have won only 13 seats in the last two elections, the orthodox parties have controlled crucial swing votes necessary for narrow coalition building...
Since arguing with pitchers is no more sensible than arguing about them, let a hitter take his swing, a slugger with an eternally simple view of life (especially New York living), but a profound knowledge of athletic gifts (and the pleasures they afford). "If I could pick somebody to be," says Mickey Mantle, "that's who I'd be." He knows there is a wonderful ride ahead. "Dwight Gooden...
...never wanted to pitch," Gooden says. "I wanted to be involved. Even now, if I had my choice, I'd rather play every day. Given the chance, I honestly think I could put up some hitting statistics." His preference would be to swing lefthanded, but to safeguard his priceless arm from inside pitches, the Mets require him to bat from the right. Nonetheless, he has cracked three hits in the same game off no less than Los Angeles Rival Fernando Valenzuela. "I'm lucky to have one hit in two years off him," grins Fernando, a grizzled veteran...