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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Harvard seniors, who had watched their squad lose to Yale for the past two years, today's victory marked a first-ever upset of the rival Bulldogs...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: Gridders Gallivant Past Yale, 24-17 | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

...Harvard football team, it will be said in future years, peaked too early. An upset of Penn on the penultimate weekend of the season catapulted the Crimson into a tie for the Ivy League crown, but represented the squad's season high...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Singing the Multiflex Blues | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

...shocked the Yale community into action, campus observers say. In response to many questions about the dangers of chemical abuse, the health educator and substance abuse counselor began sponsoring forums on alcohol, says Dr. Robert L. Arnstein, a psychiatrist who heads Yale's mental health services. "Everyone was upset over the death, but I suspect there is still some drinking," Arnstein says...

Author: By Shari Rudavsky, | Title: . . . Others Take Different Tack | 11/20/1986 | See Source »

...ECAC's most stunning upset in memory, lowly Army knocked off Cornell, 6-5, at Ithaca's Lynah Rink Friday night...

Author: By Adam J. Epstein, | Title: Two Victories Ahead, Two Weeks Behind | 11/19/1986 | See Source »

...race for the Senate in Vermont, former Governor Richard Snelling, a Republican, shelled out $20.24 a vote, but he was defeated nearly 2 to 1 by incumbent Democrat Patrick Leahy. Leahy spent only $10.77 a vote, based on the latest reports. Democratic Senate candidates in four states upset Republicans who spent more than twice as much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election Notebook of Tall Winners, Big Losers, Frogs and a Bird | 11/17/1986 | See Source »

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