Word: contendere
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Carter made up for some of the Democratic losses among coalition groups by capturing nearly 50% of the white Protestant vote, compared with 30% for George McGovern in 1972 and generally higher than Democratic candidates have received in recent elections. Some of this gain obviously represents the white Baptist switch...
America's Forgotten Architecture advances imaginative precedents and proposals for the adaptive re-use of old buildings. But the book fails to attack the problem from the other side: they don't think of re-vitalizing some of the social structures that the building embodied--the aspects of the architecture...
However ironic certain aspects were, the game at Soldiers Field had a deceptively simple message to deliver at the end of 60 minutes of plays. The message is that Harvard is no longer a contender for a second straight undisputed Ivy League champioship. A 16-14 Brown victory on Saturday...
Brown comes to Harvard today strutting much the same stuff that made the team a contender last year. A tough defense, a solid quarterback and a talented wide receiver have brought the Bruins a 5-1 record thus far and a chance to make up for last season's breakdown...
Fallows has traveled far--geographically and professionally--since he left Harvard with a two-year Rhodes Scholarship and an impressive start in journalism highlighted by frequent publication in national, large-circulation magazines. But far more striking than these travels are Fallow's political sojurns. While seven years ago he served...