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Sophomore Steve Martins made his season debut, back from an ankle injury that's kept him sidelined since the opening practice. Martins didn't burn holes in the scoring sheet, but his intensity sure helped melt BC's hopes...

Author: By G. BART Kasowski, | Title: Happy New Year for Icemen | 1/4/1993 | See Source »

...people could survive on stored fat alone, those who are well padded could survive quite some time. But human metabolism is not so simple. The brain, consumer of about 20% of the body's energy, cannot burn fatty acids. It needs glucose, a form of sugar. And the major source of glucose in a starving body is protein. The first proteins to go are digestive enzymes in the stomach, pancreas and small intestine and nutrient-processing enzymes in the liver, no longer of much use anyway. Then the muscles begin to wither away, giving limbs a sticklike appearance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It Takes More Than Food to Cure Starvation | 12/21/1992 | See Source »

...ballasts presently in use are magnetic andgenerate much more heat than the new electronicones. They also burn out much more quickly, saidKurt E. Teichert, environmental coordinator forBrown University...

Author: By Emily J. Tsai, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: College Looks at EPA Program | 12/15/1992 | See Source »

Another way to get up Mt. Brokenleg is the rope tow. About this ancient contraption, I have very little to say. Rope burn. Back pain the next...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Getting Uphill Isn't as Fun as Skiing Down | 12/15/1992 | See Source »

...order to get into Clinton's spotlight, Flynn has had to compromise his constituents. If Flynn keeps up his hands-off approach, other, more visible areas of the city may crash and burn, forcing Bostonians to ask whether Flynn really is a modern-day Honey Fitz...

Author: By Michael K. Mayo, | Title: Mayor Flynn on the Move | 12/7/1992 | See Source »

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