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Fine, you say. But how can Harvard dodgeball one up that trademark Olympic moment when a gold medalist stands upon the podium as his or her national anthem is played? Well, clearly you’ve never heard “The Final Countdown,” at once both the Quincy anthem and the turning point in last week’s tournament. Imagine watching the 1980 United States men’s hockey team falling behind the Soviets early in the first period, only to hear the Star Spangled Banner blaring over the sound system at Lake Placid...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: McGinn 'n Tonic: Quincy Makes Dodgeball Magic | 3/11/2005 | See Source »

...team, brought to the table. It truly was something more: destiny,” said McGinn, who is also a Crimson executive. “Every time we were about to lose, our team’s theme song, Europe’s ‘The Final Countdown,’ would begin to play over the sound system they had set up at the MAC. It was almost as if that song and that song alone propelled us to the glory that is being Harvard’s dodgeball champions...

Author: By Nina L. Vizcarrondo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Quincy Pummels Freshmen at Dodgeball | 3/7/2005 | See Source »

...Amin Gemayel: The countdown has begun. I don't know how quick will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Lebanon United Against Syria' | 2/26/2005 | See Source »

...countdown to the implementation of the new SAT draws to a close, it is once again time to bring up the concerns raised by the new format—especially at a university where SAT scores carry a great weight in the admissions process...

Author: By Reva P. Minkoff, | Title: A Futile Attempt | 11/24/2004 | See Source »

...came back, if only for a moment. It was, as Carrie Andersen ’08, described it, “F***ing awesome!” And lucky for us Flashdance fanatics, there’s another one in April... And the countdown begins. again...

Author: By Reva P. Minkoff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: scene and heard | 11/12/2004 | See Source »

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