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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...profit margin--this group leads a very hand-to-mouth existence. The group collects very little revenue annually and expends only what is necessary to put together a season. The group is not capable of spending what they don't have on extravagant trips, lavish parties or extended weekend retreats. Many times I and several other members of the Bach Society, which cannot depend on a strong alumni foundation for support as some other performing organizations on campus, have been called upon to put up their own personal funds to carry the orchestra through the financial dry spells between concerts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Discussing Orchestra Finances | 10/4/1988 | See Source »

...East Coast Athletic Conference Association (ECAC) tournament at Princeton this past weekend, the Crimson showed that it is prepared to take back the crown as the best team in the East...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Netmen Fare Well At ECAC Tourney | 10/4/1988 | See Source »

...Radcliffe then jumped all over UNH, 13-6, yesterday at Soldiers Field in preparation for the Mayors Cup tournament next weekend at Smith Field in Cambridge...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Women Ruggers Plunder UNH, 13-6 | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

...Republicans punch a button every four years, and all the old pros show up," says longtime Democratic wheelhorse Robert Strauss, chafing on the sidelines. "The Democrats bring out a bunch of bright, gracious people, who reinvent the wheel." Until the exiled John Sasso was summoned back on Labor Day weekend to become the de facto head of a triumvirate that includes campaign manager Susan Estrich and chairman Paul Brountas, the Dukakis camp was hobbled by lack of bold strategic planning. Even now, as Sasso belatedly tries to assemble a Democratic all-star squad, he is hard pressed to match...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's The Year Of the Handlers | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

Track and field, the quintessential Olympic sport, began with a weekend that saw excellence both extended and ended. The world's best woman athlete, American Jackie Joyner-Kersee, piled up 7,291 points in the heptathlon to break her own world record and win Olympic gold. Ben Johnson of Canada once again proved that he is the fastest man on earth by setting a new world record of 9.79 in the 100 meters. Florence Griffith Joyner won going away in the women's 100 meters. But Edwin Moses, heavily favored in the 400-meter hurdles, ran a poor third...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Magic On the Track | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

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