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Credit what sucess the stickwomen--who have never won an Ivy title--enjoyed last year to a spirited defense, led by goalie Denise Katsias (144 saves). Katsias, a sophomore this year, will be back to anchor a defense that should still be sound despite the loss of Kelly, the team's sweeper...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Defense Could Drive Whiz Kids to Fame and Fortune | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

Credit what sucess the stickwomen--who have never won an Ivy title--enjoyed last year to a spirited defense, led by goalie Denise Katsias (144 saves). Katsias, a sophomore this year, will be back to anchor a defense that should still be sound despite the loss of Kelly, the team's sweeper...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Defense Could Drive Whiz Kids to Fame and Fortune | 9/15/1986 | See Source »

...Ferrell, a director of the South Florida Health Action Coalition: "There's still a tremendous amount of ignorance out there." The dilemma, says Kenneth Labowitz, a Washington lawyer who represents many stricken employees, is that "a person who has AIDS has the worst medical stigma of the decade. One anchor in the crisis is family, and the other is his job. The victim needs support from both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living with AIDS on the Job | 8/25/1986 | See Source »

...between reptiles and birds. But Protoavis has even more birdlike features than its younger cousin, Chatterjee believes. While both species have wishbones and forelimbs elongated into wings, he points out, the older fossil also has a bird's wide eye sockets, a large braincase and a breastbone designed to anchor muscles used in flight. Tiny bumps along Protoavis' forelimbs could indicate where feathers were attached. Explains Chatterjee: "Because some birds in the Cretaceous period (which began about 130 million years ago) were very modern, many scientists speculated that the first birds should be older than Archaeopteryx, yet more advanced. This...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Patriarch of the Aviary | 8/25/1986 | See Source »

...crossbones, that towers wickedly behind the house. In a moment the artist is off on another ramble, toward a new attic or field or relationship or controversy. More than likely, he will wander back to Betsy. She calls Wyeth "you old pirate"; he must know she is the anchor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Andrew Wyeth's Stunning Secret | 8/18/1986 | See Source »

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