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...this afternoon, it will mark the first time in Coach Joe Restic's 21-year tenure that a sophomore has started at quarterback on opening day. The last time a sophomore made any start was in the fifth game of the 1986 season when Tom Yohe was given the nod...

Author: By Josie Karp, | Title: Ivy Kickoff Classic '91 | 9/21/1991 | See Source »

Harkin's charisma, message and spunk make him a top contender for the Democratic nomination. If he wins the party's nod, he might not beat George Herbert Walker Bush. But he would give him the fight of his life...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Agrarian Rebel | 9/18/1991 | See Source »

...with the construction of the University's two newest buildings, Harvard seems to have outgrown its obsession with flat roofs and concrete, giving the nod to the bourgeois pleasures of red brick, pitched roofs and adorned windows...

Author: By Joshua W. Shenk, | Title: Daring to Be Bourgeois | 9/13/1991 | See Source »

...with the construction of the University's two newest buildings, Harvard seems to have outgrown its obsession with flat roofs and concrete, giving the nod to the bourgeois pleasures of red brick, pitched roofs and adorned windows...

Author: By Joshua W. Shenk, | Title: Daring to Be Bourgeois | 9/11/1991 | See Source »

...August 1986, he got the nod to chair the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Just last August it was the District of Columbia Appeals Court, a traditional stepping stone to the Supreme Court. And yesterday, he began what should be a successful bid for the highest court. After all, he's had a lot of practice...

Author: By John A. Cloud, | Title: No Clearance for Clarence | 9/11/1991 | See Source »

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