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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Harvard women's field hockey squad, which is using the euphoric after-glow of last weekend's first-ever victory over the Tigers to get primed for the upcoming EAIAW Regional Qualifying Tournament. And when you sit down and analyze the depth and strengths of this year's unit, a trip to the national tourney by the Cambridge stickers is not such a far-fetched scenario...

Author: By Jon Ledecky, | Title: Debi's Dream Comes True | 10/31/1978 | See Source »

...what about that Princeton win? "Oh, God, it was excellent. We deserved it," said co-captain Mary Howard. While Seidler leads this year's unit via her cool, steely professionalism and determination, Howard represents a bubbly enthusiastic contrast. The Princeton win was particularly sweet for the four-year varsity vet, who believes this year's squad is the closest-knit ever...

Author: By Jon Ledecky, | Title: Debi's Dream Comes True | 10/31/1978 | See Source »

...defensive line, while hardly a set unit since the season opener, has also shown some promise with key back-ups moving in. End Jim DeBello racked up six tackles Saturday and tackle Chuck Durst has really come on--Durst led the Crimson in tackles Saturday with eight...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Gridders Still Optimistic | 10/31/1978 | See Source »

Largely as a result of their merchandising razzle-dazzle, the chains are inducing people to buy more books than ever. Retail sales rose to $1.6 billion last year for hard and soft covers combined, and this year they are expected to climb 13%, to $1.8 billion. In terms of unit volume, sales this year will reach about 550 million books. Many of the new customers are former book-club members who find shopping in stores more convenient. As a result, hardcover sales by the clubs fell 4.5% last year, though inflation pushed up dollar volume by 7%, to $253 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Rambunctious Revival of Books | 10/30/1978 | See Source »

...article (see Crimson, (Oct. 24) couldn't have failed to notice that the heavyweight eight did work last Sunday. A fast boat should not pose any conceptual difficulties for any loyal Harvard alum, fictional or otherwise. Penultimate limon or not, that mixed eight functioned as one smooth unit of eight athletes rowing their guts out together. Determination, pain, (and possibly sheer stupidity) know no sexual boundaries. Crew may also be more egalitarian than most sports in that efficiency, technical smoothness, and mental toughness can count as much as brute strength. The men in the boat trusted and respected the ability...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: About That Mixed Eight | 10/26/1978 | See Source »

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