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...shellacking of Yale's Kris DiMambro, who had defeated her in the finals of the New Englands last fall. Equally satisfying was Bougas' 6-3, 6-3 win over top seed Joy Cummings of Princeton in the semis, which avenged Bougas' earlier loss to her Tiger opponent this year and dampened Cummings' undefeated mark in dual match competition this fall...

Author: By Marcol L. Quazzo, | Title: Netwomen Third at Ivies; Bougas Cops Singles Title | 4/27/1981 | See Source »

...clubs on Prospect St., only five--Ivy, Tiger Inn, Cap and Gown, Cottage and Tower--remain "selective," still using Bicker to choose their new members; the other eight use a lottery system to determine club membership. And although Ivy, Tiger Inn and Cottage insist on retaining their all-male exclusiveness, the other clubs now accept women...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 100 Per Cent on Prospect St. | 4/21/1981 | See Source »

Like Harvard's Houses, the clubs have distinct "personalities" that vary slightly from year to year. Ivy is the most elite. Cap is the most preppy. Tiger is home for the jocks and Cottage attracts "gentlemen athletes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 100 Per Cent on Prospect St. | 4/21/1981 | See Source »

Mikva, who survived six years of N.R.A. targeting, is cited as proof that the awesome aura projected by the gun lobby may be illusory when it comes to wielding votes rather than merely Mail-grams. Mikva feels that the best way to defeat what he calls a "paper tiger" is to stand up to it. Congressman Russo agrees: "The N.R.A. is indeed a paper tiger. I was their No. 1 target. Yet I've won by bigger margins every election...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Magnum-Force Lobby | 4/20/1981 | See Source »

...defeated McGovern ruefully dissents: "Keep in mind that Ab Mikva comes from Chicago. No way is anyone from Montana or South Dakota going to agree that the N.R.A. is a paper tiger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Magnum-Force Lobby | 4/20/1981 | See Source »

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