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That approach, known as "writing across the curriculum," was first pioneered at Minnesota's Carleton College. It has been applied since 1977 by more than 60 faculty members at Beaver College, in Glenside, Pa. There, students practice writing in history, psychology (as they observe and describe the "Mama Rat" experiment in the lab), even mathematics classes, where they write word problems. So far, 400 schools and colleges have asked Beaver for details of the program. Observes Beaver Professor Elaine Maimon, 35: "In freshman composition, English teachers used to teach their favorite works of literature. We were not respecting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The Righting of Writing | 5/19/1980 | See Source »

Adam Beren at number five reversed Terner's pattern of victory, sweating through three sets on Friday, but easily defeating Army's Phil Beaver...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Netmen Nuke Army, Destroy Big Red | 5/12/1980 | See Source »

Lundberg, who now faces the enviable choice of picking which three of the four events he has qualified in he wishes to swim at NCAAs, shared the meet's high-point trophy with Princeton captain Andy "Beaver" O'Hara...

Author: By John S. Bruce, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Aquamen Romp at Eastern Seaboards | 3/3/1980 | See Source »

Princeton, on the other hand, won the medley relay (3:21:45 sec.) and had two individual winners, Andy Saltzman and Beaver O'Hara. The Tigers, however, could place their other scorers only in the consolation finals (places 7 through...

Author: By John S. Bruce, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Aquamen Capture Advantage In Opening Day of Easterns | 2/29/1980 | See Source »

Freshman Jordy Lemmon moved into the first slot and lost the first two games to Beaver ace Kevin Burns. He then recovered to take the match...

Author: By Ari M. Leiman, | Title: Racquetmen Smash MIT, Win 9-0, Remain Unbeaten | 2/12/1980 | See Source »

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