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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Joslin's outstanding defensive play in the rink paced the Harvard women's hockey team to its third consecutive first-place Ivy finish. She scored 17 points (8 goals) and was chosen Ivy Player of the Year, joining three of her teammates on the First All-Ivy Team...

Author: By Mia Kang, | Title: Char Joslin | 5/17/1989 | See Source »

This spring, Joslin led the Harvard women's lacrosse team to its third straight Ivy title with a team-high 26 points (24 goals). But while Joslin has already garnered Junior Athlete of the Year, she is hoping for one more honor this year. The undefeated Crimson, ranked second in the country, is two wins away from Harvard's second NCAA title in as many months. The Crimson takes on Princeton this Saturday in West Chester, Penn. in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament...

Author: By Mia Kang, | Title: Char Joslin | 5/17/1989 | See Source »

...hate this question. Pardon me for a moment while I decide my future. "I'm going to assassinate a third-world leader and set up a petty dictatorship. "I don't know what I'm doing yet, thank you. Why should I be made to feel guilty because I don't know where I'll be in a couple months...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Party Over, Out of Time | 5/17/1989 | See Source »

Cambodia is still in appalling physical shape ten years after the Khmer Rouge were driven from power by an invading army from Viet Nam. The country's economy operates at only 60% of its prewar level, its port facilities at just one-third. There is a 50,000-ton rice shortage in a country that was once a major exporter. Over everything hangs the threat of renewed civil war -- and the possibility of a return by the Khmer Rouge, whose murderous leaders have taken their place in the nation's demonology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cambodia Better Times for a Ravaged Land | 5/15/1989 | See Source »

...March 6, a force of 10,000 guerrillas launched an assault on the city, which was defended by an estimated 11,000 government troops. From ! the rebel perspective, Jalalabad was a logical, indeed necessary target. Government forces occupied 25 of Afghanistan's 31 provincial capitals. Seizing Jalalabad, the third largest city, would not only wound the fragile morale of government troops, but it would also enhance the rebels' bid for wider international recognition of their newly formed government-in-exile. Some mujahedin leaders confidently predicted that the city would fall within a week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Misplaced Optimism Despite | 5/15/1989 | See Source »

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