Word: cobbs
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...plan, which would erect new buildings on the current site of the University Information Services (UIS) building and Coolidge Hall and connect them with tunnels underneath Cambridge Street, was presented by Henry N. Cobb '47. Cobb's firm, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, is handling the design of the project...
...Though Cobb offered few specific design details he addressed a number of the concerns raised by Cambridge residents, most notably about preserving the garden behind Gund and keeping the size and appearance of the buildings complementary to those already in the area...
Pitkin said he was impressed the University was "responding in what would appear to be a serious manner to the problems [pointed out by the community] and the findings of their architect," Henry N. Cobb '47 of the New York-based architecture firm Pei, Cobb, Freed and Partners...
...Bennett of Bellcore, sports statistician: Ty Cobb's 50 career steals of home and Cy Young's 511 wins will probably never be reached without a major shift in the nature of the game. Also in this category is Nolan Ryan's 5,714 strikeouts. Schilling, Clemens and Johnson have virtually no chance to break this record. On the other hand, Hank Aaron's 755-HR record is within reach of several current sluggers...
Griffey and McGwire are moving up to a brutal league. If they are too much jostled, pressed or in pain, they will surely fall short of glory. But if they're seen to care too much for themselves...well, Ty Cobb is in the Hall but not in our hearts. There are no selfish American heroes...