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...have seen many people, after the hassle of waiting three weeks or more for an absentee ballot, look at the names printed on it and toss the ballot aside in disgust," David M. Brownell '83 said yesterday, adding that many students are voting for President Carter "as a hedge against Reagan...

Author: By Michael H. Brown, | Title: Students Intend to Vote Despite Choices Offered | 11/4/1980 | See Source »

...outcome of the election may hinge on voters' perceptions of the candidates' personalities, which are strikingly dissimilar. While Rudman is smooth and jocular on the campaign trail, Durkin has a reputation for brusqueness. As of late last week, the race still appeared to be a toss-up, although some observers gave Durkin a slight edge...

Author: By Burton F. Jablin, | Title: New Hampshire | 11/3/1980 | See Source »

...Leaguers generally favor Rep. John B. Anderson (R-Ill.) over President Carter, 41 per cent to 29.3 per cent. But among Harvard students, the race is a virtual toss-up with Anderson ahead 40 per cent to 35.7 per cent, a statistically insignificant difference...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Three Horns of the Presidential Dilemma | 10/25/1980 | See Source »

...shoots mooses, she cooks mooses, she "crumbles the earth in my hands and smears it on my face and arms. I take off my shirt and pour it over my chest. I toss a shovelful above my head so that it showers into my hair. Cool and dry like powder, it is gritty like sand; it smells like dirt. I can't convince myself that this dirt belongs to me. We have only just...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Paradise Misplaced | 10/20/1980 | See Source »

Jimmy Arias isn't an asshole any more. He doesn't toss his racquet or curse; he pouts only occasionally. More often he follows a miscue with a fierce sneer as he stomps cross court, determined to punish the ball for betraying him. The youngest player ever to receive an Association of Tennis Professions (ATP) world ranking has risen above the junior tennis mentality that constricted my back hand on big break points and has been the downfall of many wunderkind who far surpassed me in talent. He is playing now to challenge himself, to fulfill a greatness he knows...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: The Next Great Net Star | 8/1/1980 | See Source »

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