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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Three times the council attempted to line-up a spring concert, and three times it failed. If Harvard can pull in visiting scholars and speakers who students have actually heard of and the Hasty Pudding can attract top Hollywood talent to award each year--the least the student body can expect is a few rock concerts from known groups...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hitting Home | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

Harvard traditionally fills the vast majority of its senior faculty positions by luring professors from other universities to Cambridge. Harvard's ability to draw new senior professors has been based on the strength of its reputation and its facilities. But as other universities have employed new techniques to pull in the big fish, Harvard has had to create new programs to remain competitive in the academic market...

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein, | Title: It's a Wonderful Life | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

...pull off his gamble for peace, Arias employed a variety of tactics, each designed to pull in different nations. He also had no compunction about scrapping traditional procedures when they threatened the August meeting's success...

Author: By David J. Barron, | Title: Making `A Risk for Peace' Pay Off | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

...boats were constantly being pushed off-keel," Parker added. "The boats not only had to pull against the wind but constantly keep on keel. I thought both coxswains handled it well...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Oarsmen Sweep Past Yale in 123rd Regatta | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

...combines elements of biker insignia, psychedelic coloring and underground-comics' goofiness. Surfers favor light colors, but skaters go for darker hues. "Dark colors make more of a hard-core statement than bright surf wear," says Santa Monica Artist Jim Ganzer, whose Jimmy'Z regalia for beach and board will pull down sales between $25 million and $30 million this year. "When you fly up into the air and land on concrete -- that's not water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: The Irresistible Lure Of Grabbing Air | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

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