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One Of The Greatest Baseball Seasons In My Lifetime, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Everyone is saying it and so I am hesitant to say it too, but I will. This has been a great baseball season and maybe the best of my lifetime, and it continued into an extra day.

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Church Anniversary 64th; 1998-09-27, Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church

Anniversary Papers

No abstract provided.

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The Grizzly, September 22, 1998, Audrey Molineux, Andrew Gerchak, Stephanie Duncan, Katrina Milton, Heather Mcdowell, Joanna Doyle, Matt Bigert, Jay Trucker, Lou Nemphos, Jeff Church, Kim Inglot, Diane Johnson, Stephanie Restine, Erny Hoke, Keith D'Oria, Cory Braiterman, Michael Bauer, Alison E. Lutz

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Ursinus Gears Up for Family Day • Dr. Fouts Gives Lecture on Chimpanzee Research • Freshman Class Election Results • Opinion: Ursinus' Movement Towards Diversity; In Response to "Has America Sunk to the Level of Terrorists?" • Presentations on Family Day • "Help is out There" • Old Dogs Don't Need New Tricks • Big, Big Band: Big, Big Success • Theater Life • Field Hockey Wrap-Up • UC Volleyball Evens Out at 2-2 • Bears Recognized in Centennial Conference Honor Roll • Lady Bears Suffer Conference Losses • Men's Soccer Split Games • Football Falls in Conference Opener • …

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The 1906 Cubs And Their Times:The Winningest Team In Mlb History, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Among the less frequently discussed records being pursued across the diamond landscape these days is the single season wins record. Ninety-two years ago, in 1906, the Chicago Cubs, - yes, the Chicago Cubs - set the single season record for most wins at 116 games. The Yankees recent mini-slump has diminished their chances of reaching that lofty height but they still have an outside shot at it.

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The Grizzly, September 15, 1998, Joe Pope, Auson E. Lutz, Mike Edwards, Brian Berg, Jill Gonzales, Katrina Milton, Stephanie Duncan, Chris Cocca, Audrey Molineux, Joanna Doyle, Samantha Kravitz, Mindy Hackett, Karen Hollinger, Lou Nemphos, Jeff Church, Jay Trucker, Erny Hoke, Diane Johnson, Keith D'Oria, Richard Barrett, Cynthia Neff, Kim Inglot, Stephanie Restine, Michael Bauer

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Where's Your Money Going? • Kenneth Starr's "XXX-Files" • Pfahler Hall Renovations: The Sound of Progress • Opinion: Has America Sunk to the Level of Terrorists?; Academic Computing: Beneficial or Detrimental?; How Efficient Will the New Mail System Be? • Poets in Our Midst • RLO = One Big Happy Family • "The Man from La Mancha has Gone Home" • Addition Made to the History Department • Statues Breathe Life into Ursinus • Elyssa Rundle: The Spirit of the Paint • Big Big Band at UC • New Addition to Ursinus Training Staff • Men's Soccer Plagued by Injuries …

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The Year Of Mark Mcgwire, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It is over. There is a new single season home run king of all the major leagues. The records of Maris and Ruth and Wilson have fallen and Mark McGwire is at the top of list in both leagues. He has in fact demolished the record with home runs of, shall we say it, "Ruthian proportions."

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The Grizzly, September 9, 1998, Mike Edwards, Kristin Geist, Heather Mcdowell, Katrina Milton, Brian Berg, Lauren Yascalotti, Joanna Doyle, Audrey Molineux, Padcha Tuntha-Obas, Matt Bigert, Cory Braiterman, Kim Inglot, Erny Hoke, Lou Nemphos, Jeff Church, Jay Trucker, Stephanie Restine, Michael Bauer

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Campus Mourns Loss of Colleague and Friend • Ursinus Loses Distinguished Alum and Benefactor • New Additions to Corson • Ursinus Welcomes New Resident Directors, Dyess and Ray • Renowned Psychologist to Speak on Research • Black History Figure of the Week: Peter Salem (1750-1816) • Opinion: Bill Clinton and the Hype About Sexual Harassment • 10 + 29 = Bridge Success • UC Bio Rocks • Independence in Avignon • Labyrinth Brings Relaxation • Mice Research Helping Humans • Ursinus Football Off to Rocky Start • Field Hockey in Full Swing • This Week in Soccer • UC Volleyball …

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The Tear That Does Not Mend: A Review Of 'Freedom, Trauma, Continuities: Northern India And Independence', Haimanti Roy

History Faculty Publications

Academic attention on Indian Independence and Partition has hitherto been focused mainly on the political and the "sheer teleology to the climax in August 1947 when British power was formally transferred." Freedom, Trauma, Continuities: Northern India and Independence, in the view of its editors as well as its contributors, is an attempt to examine other developments, no less momentous, during this period. The book, which is a collection of 12 essays by different authors dealing with various aspects of the Partition of 1947, attempts, as the title suggests, to document the "trauma" and find the "continuities" following "freedom."

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1998-09, Photograph, Warren Duncan, Dorothy Page, Joseph Dehaan, Warren Duncan

Joseph DeHaan Korean War correspondence

This collection contains correspondence between PFC Joseph DeHaan, USA and Dorothy Page during the Korean War. A majority of the collection was written by PFC Joseph DeHaan.

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Sport, The Asterisk, And Peds, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The Ghost of Ford Frick has been seen lurking around the baseball diamonds these days ready to bestow an asterisk on some record setting player. Urged on by his fellow members of the fourth estate the Ghost of Frick may visit us again with an abomination on the order of his asterisk of 1961. To do so today would make no more sense than it did then.

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The Ohio State University And The Eligibility Major, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The Ohio State University is regarded by the people of that state and its alumni, as well as by many across the country, as one of the great state universities in America. Its educational and research reputation has grown over the past several decades, and it has arrived at a place of leadership in many academic disciplines.

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The Summer Sports Scene In England: A Report And A Comparison, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Spending three weeks in England during July at the climax of the World Cup and Wimbledon, and all of the British Open, I was able to see the English sporting scene operating on all cylinders. Some clear differences with the American sporting culture caught my eye.

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Legalizing Performance-Enhancing Drugs, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

By the time the remaining riders rolled down the Champs-Elysees Sunday afternoon, this year's Tour de France had become the Tour de Drugs, an international pharmacology festival. What should have been the continuation of the French national celebration over the World Cup, turned into a shameful display of rule violations, poor sportsmanship, and police tactics worthy of a banana republic. Some writers were calling it the Tour de Farce.

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Movement Of Coaches But Not Players - Notre Dame Sold Its Soul And Lou Took It, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Being away for a month leaves one with a sense of having missed any number of important or semi-significant events. Upon further reflection it is apparent that most of the time in the world of sport it is "deja vu" all over again. While in England the World Cup came to an end, including the tragic (to the English) Argentinean victory on penalty kicks, which sent the lads home; Wimbledon had a more satisfying set of results for English tastes; and the Tour de Drugs was just getting underway

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Baldwin-Fowler Cabin (1998), Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

Wooley Camp and Baldwin-Fowler Cabin were associated with prominent men who were very influencial in the affairs of California, the United States and internationally. They included a university president; university professors and researchers; men involved in international food relief programs; physicians, a railroad president; a Secretary of the Interior; and a Secretary of Commerce, later President of the United States. It was during the administration of this President that the Marble Mountain Primitive Area was established. The names and lives of these men would require far more space and time than allowed for this report, but, without question, this landscape …

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Abwa (July 1998), Department Of Library Special Collections

The Colonelette

On September 22, 1949, Shirley Cupp, Irma Beisel, Frances Stuckey and Mr. Hilary Bufton Jr. met in a coffee shop in downtown Kansas City to incorporate the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA). Jean Fulkerson helped start The Kentucky Colonels Chapter on 3 June 1964 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Twenty-six women met at Western Hills Restaurant and elected Linda Sidebottom as the first president. Besides providing professional development opportunities for local businesswomen, the Chapter gave scholarships to women furthering their education, and held social and recognition events throughout the year. Their newsletter, “The Colonelette,” was started in June 1964. Also included …

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Baseball's All-Star Game, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Baseball's All-Star Game is coming up on Tuesday at Coors Field in Denver, one of the newest, and by all accounts one of the liveliest stadiums in all of baseball. In this year of the home run this All-Star Game in the thin air of Denver could turn into a tribute to the long ball.

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Cummings Guest House Register Pages 097 And 098, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.

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Cummings Guest House Register Pages 099 And 100, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.

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Naccs 25th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

NACCS Conference Programs

Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
June 24-27, 1998
Hilton Mexico City Reforma

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Scotty Bowman And The Detroit Redwings, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Most of the focus on sport in the United States over the last week has been on the achievements of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls as they won their sixth NBA championship in eight years, their third consecutively. The discussion of this dynasty has been extensive, comparing it to the great Laker and Celtic teams of the past. Michael has emerged as an even larger figure both off and on the court with Fortune Magazine dubbing him the ten billion dollar man.

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Abwa Banquet Program (June 1998), Department Of Library Special Collections

The Colonelette

On September 22, 1949, Shirley Cupp, Irma Beisel, Frances Stuckey and Mr. Hilary Bufton Jr. met in a coffee shop in downtown Kansas City to incorporate the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA). Jean Fulkerson helped start The Kentucky Colonels Chapter on 3 June 1964 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Twenty-six women met at Western Hills Restaurant and elected Linda Sidebottom as the first president. Besides providing professional development opportunities for local businesswomen, the Chapter gave scholarships to women furthering their education, and held social and recognition events throughout the year. Their newsletter, “The Colonelette,” was started in June 1964. Also included …

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Father's Day, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

This week for Father's Day I want to talk about the man who taught me a love of sport, and especially a love of baseball, and who taught me much about life.

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Rodman Rules, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

After watching Michael and the Bulls win a sixth NBA championship you can only come away with a sense of awe at what this team has done. In the process however one Bull doesn't get his due as a basketball player, although one hears and sees more than enough about him for his off-court activity.

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World Cup But Not A Big Deal In The U.S., Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The frenzy has begun over the biggest sporting event in the world. It started this week in France and will continue over the next several weeks until its conclusion on July 12. This is the greatest tournament in the history of sport, the quest for the World Cup, the Coupe du Monde.

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Abwa (June 1998), Department Of Library Special Collections

The Colonelette

On September 22, 1949, Shirley Cupp, Irma Beisel, Frances Stuckey and Mr. Hilary Bufton Jr. met in a coffee shop in downtown Kansas City to incorporate the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA). Jean Fulkerson helped start The Kentucky Colonels Chapter on 3 June 1964 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Twenty-six women met at Western Hills Restaurant and elected Linda Sidebottom as the first president. Besides providing professional development opportunities for local businesswomen, the Chapter gave scholarships to women furthering their education, and held social and recognition events throughout the year. Their newsletter, “The Colonelette,” was started in June 1964. Also included …

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Nba Draft, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The NBA draft has come and gone, once again leaving in its wake any number of questions about the future of the NBA and about those whom entered the draft process. But those questions can wait. This night of less than scintillating television looked very much like a glorified meat market presenting itself as a magical dream machine.

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Turner Broadcasting, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

I don't know about you, but most everyone seems to be underwhelmed by the announcement from Turner Broadcasting and NBC last week that they were preparing to launch a new professional football league. Reactions have run the gamut from charges of stupidity to diagnoses of insanity.

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Karolj Seles, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

I never have cared much for her as a player. The awkward looking two-handed shot was too easily contrasted to the grace of Chris Evert's two-handed backhand. And Chris didn't emit that godawful grunt. It alone is enough to drive you from center-court at Wimbledon on a beautiful clear summer day.

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Wayne Huizinga And The Dismantling Of The Florida Marlins, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

If the Florida Marlins never win another game, they will already have won too many. This weekend came the latest episode in the baseball version of a "scorched earth policy" usually done as an army retreats in defeat and humiliation. The man orchestrating this operation, Marlin owner and pyramid king of South Florida, H. Wayne Huizenga, has produced another Blockbuster Deal worthy of a man who began his career in trash and is now selling used cars. The only difference here is that Wayne is scorching the earth in victory, and then producing the defeat and humiliation.

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Full-Text Articles in Cultural History

One Of The Greatest Baseball Seasons In My Lifetime, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Church Anniversary 64th; 1998-09-27, Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church

Anniversary Papers

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

The 1906 Cubs And Their Times:The Winningest Team In Mlb History, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

The Year Of Mark Mcgwire, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

The Tear That Does Not Mend: A Review Of 'Freedom, Trauma, Continuities: Northern India And Independence', Haimanti Roy

History Faculty Publications

1998-09, Photograph, Warren Duncan, Dorothy Page, Joseph Dehaan, Warren Duncan

Joseph DeHaan Korean War correspondence

Sport, The Asterisk, And Peds, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The Ohio State University And The Eligibility Major, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The Summer Sports Scene In England: A Report And A Comparison, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Legalizing Performance-Enhancing Drugs, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Movement Of Coaches But Not Players - Notre Dame Sold Its Soul And Lou Took It, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Baldwin-Fowler Cabin (1998), Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

Abwa (July 1998), Department Of Library Special Collections

The Colonelette

Baseball's All-Star Game, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 097 And 098, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 099 And 100, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

Naccs 25th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

NACCS Conference Programs

Scotty Bowman And The Detroit Redwings, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Abwa Banquet Program (June 1998), Department Of Library Special Collections

The Colonelette

Father's Day, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Rodman Rules, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

World Cup But Not A Big Deal In The U.S., Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Abwa (June 1998), Department Of Library Special Collections

The Colonelette

Nba Draft, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Turner Broadcasting, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Karolj Seles, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Wayne Huizinga And The Dismantling Of The Florida Marlins, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society