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But despite rumors which peg Robison Professor of Business Administration James I. Cash, Jr. as a leading contender for the job, Cash himself won't comment on his potential candidacy.

Author: By Susan A. Chen, | Title: Cash May Be Next Business School Dean | 5/3/1995 | See Source »

Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, a foreign affairs expert and an advocate of replacing the federal income tax with a national sales tax, became the eighth Republican contender to formally enter the 1996 presidential race.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WEEK: APRIL 16-22 | 5/1/1995 | See Source »

"We have had a great season overall," Radtke said. "We won the Harvard-Yale-Princeton match and finished a strong second in Ivies. This year--out of nowhere--we have become a contender in every tournament we play. We are no longer just trying to do respectively. We are trying...

Author: By Jill L. Brenner, | Title: M. Golf Finishes Second at Ivy Tourney | 4/18/1995 | See Source »

Ending weeks of Oscar hype with an unsuspenseful flourish, favorite Forrest Gump topped contender Pulp Fiction for Best Picture, winning a grand total of six awards to Pulp's lone statuette. Tom Hanks (Gump) was Best Actor and Jessica Lange (Blue Sky) Best Actress; Martin Landau (Ed Wood) and Dianne...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WEEK: MARCH 26-APRIL 1 | 4/10/1995 | See Source »

And for good reason. The team is returning all but one of last season's starters (Mike Porter '94), so it has a reserve of experience and tight-game seasoning essential to any championship contender.

Author: By Michael E. Ginsberg, | Title: Laxmen Excited About New Season | 3/18/1995 | See Source »

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