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Proponents argued that the Senate was only postponing the inevitable. Minority Leader Robert Byrd, once an opponent of the camera's eye, cited more pragmatic reasons in its favor: "The Senate is fast becoming the invisible half of Congress. We cannot hold our own with the White House and the House of Representatives when it comes to news coverage of the important issues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Air: The Senate votes for television | 3/10/1986 | See Source »

...unquestionable highlight of the final session Saturday was the showing of the Crimson diving team in the three-meter finals. Jennifer Greene took the event with a score of 471.05 points in 11 dives, while Shannon Byrd pulled off a 459.70 total to capture third place...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Aquawomen Cruise to Third at Easterns | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

Coupled with Thursday's one-meter competition, in which Greene placed fourth and Byrd sixth, diving helped the aquawomen catapult into the third spot early and remain there down the stretch...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Aquawomen Cruise to Third at Easterns | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

...Captain Shannon Byrd emphasized the magnitude of the feat by comparing this season to previous years. "Penn was a team that beat us last year, but this meet wasn't even close," Byrd said. "I find it hard to believe that we're Ivy champs considering that it wasn't even a goal of ours until we beat Brown [an 83-57 victory at Blodgett on December...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Aquawomen Ka-Zoom to Ivy Title | 2/24/1986 | See Source »

Diving continued to be a strong point of the Crimson attack on Saturday. Jennifer Greene, Byrd and Lisa Pierce teamed up for a one-two-three shutout on the 1-meter board, while Byrd finished her dual meet career in fine form, cruising to victory by over 120 points in the 3-meter competition...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Aquawomen Ka-Zoom to Ivy Title | 2/24/1986 | See Source »

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