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Sixteen hundred and twenty-five members of the Class of '84--which boasts the lowest female/male ratio and the highest percentage of minorities of any Harvard class--will troop into Memorial Hall this morning to register for their first semester of Veritas...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: 1625 Freshmen To Register Today | 9/8/1980 | See Source »

Although he has a gem of a tailback in Rick Villella, out for much of last season with a rib injury, he has little depth in the backfield, Carbone threw for 895 yards and had a 53.5-per-cent completion ratio last year, but lost topflight receiver Mark Farnham to graduation. But the Bruins will be strong up front, led by hulking senior Jon McCabe...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Six Have Shot at Ivy Crown | 9/8/1980 | See Source »

...well sashay your way through Mem Hall for a few minutes, just so you can have something to talk about with every Harvard student, Freshman and upperclassman alike: how bad the mixer is. Also, there will be many women from other schools, presumably bused in to offset the sex ratio. But the pursuit of drunkenness tonight will prove far more fruitful than the pursuit of happiness. Head downtown and explore some less rarified haunts...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: The Week Gets Weaker | 8/15/1980 | See Source »

Nunn: One important factor is the pay ratio between the sergeants and the people at the beginning levels. It used to be that a top sergeant made two or three times as much as the lowest ranks. Now he makes only about 50% or 60% more. That has eroded the rewards for a military career and the sense of authority of your sergeants and chief petty officers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Patriotism Is No Longer Enough | 6/9/1980 | See Source »

...refined his shot-blocking technique enough so that teams have managed just more than eight goals per game against him. Lack of size forces Lechner to rely more on quickness than on positioning. Nonetheless, he does the job--and well: he'll carry a cool 65 per cent save ratio into today's game...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: John Lechner | 5/21/1980 | See Source »

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