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Employees of some private companies have not fared as well in court. In Iowa this fall, a federal appellate court upheld the right of the Burlington Northern Railroad to test workers involved in accidents as well as those returning from furlough. More important, the Supreme Court last week refused to hear the appeal of five jockeys that random tests for drug and alcohol abuse violated their rights. A lower court had upheld the testing on the ground that jockeys are voluntary participants in an industry that must curry the confidence of bettors by assuring drug-free races. The Reagan Administration...
What I mean is, every half an hour or so, a clanging, whistling length of rolling stock rumbles through on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks that slice the park lengthwise along its shoreline side. And just up from those tracks, running parallel to them, the park is cut again by the four lanes of Elliott Avenue, one of Seattle's major arteries. Together they split the slope into three long stretches connected by a land bridge over the roadway and a steel span crossing the tracks. So this isn't just a park in the city...
...BURLINGTON, Vt.—Coming from behind to win on the road is perhaps the most difficult feat in college basketball, but the Harvard men’s basketball team is doing its best to make it a common occurrence. One game after erasing an 18-point deficit in a win at Central Connecticut State Thursday night, the Crimson (7-4) won its fifth straight road game in stunning fashion, storming back from nine points down in the second half to defeat the favored Vermont Catamounts (5-5) in overtime, 84-76.The win over Vermont, a team that defeated then...
...BURLINGTON, Vt.—Drew Housman had the game of his season last night. And he can send a thank-you note to the opposition. Working against an over-aggressive defense that pressured him on nearly every possession, Housman burned the Vermont Catamounts for 25 points on 7-of-19 shooting in leading the Crimson to an emotional 84-76 road win in a hostile road environment. Housman poured in 15 points after halftime, including a crucial layup in traffic with 1:53 remaining in overtime that gave Harvard a 76-71 lead. The sophomore added five assists, five...
...rejection of an attempted layup by Seymore late in the first half helped key Harvard’s tide-turning stretch of play, the sequence which brought them back within second-half striking distance.The Crimson will look to continue its outstanding road play on Sunday, when Harvard travels to Burlington, VT to take on the Catamounts. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m.—Staff writer Caleb W. Peiffer can be reached cpeiffer@fas.harvard.edu...