Word: coxing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Grabbing a two-seat advantage off the start, the B.U. lights settled down to a 35-stroke-per-minute cadence sooner than the already trailing Radcliffe crew. Cox Susie Peterson called for a silent power ten on the settle, moving the Crimson back within striking distance. However, B.U. pulled out to a length bulge in the second 500; and the Radcliffe team could not recover, although it moved up on the leaders in the final 250 meters, upping the cadence to 38 and sprinting the last 40 strokes...
Coach Carrie Graves is characteristically reserved, cox Lizellen LaFollette is typically optimistic, and the general feeling among the oarswomen is something approximating pre-atomic detonation...
Throughout 1968 and the early spring of 1969, tensions had been building at college campuses. Eruptions at Columbia and Berkeley reflected a growing student politicization and consensus about the evils of the Vietnam War. In the fall of 1968, Archibald Cox '34, Williston Professor of Law, appeared before the Faculty at Pusey's request to discuss the lessons Harvard should draw from the bust and riots at Columbia that previous spring. But as Harry Levin, Babbitt Professor of Comparative Literature, recalls, "We hadn't learned much from what we heard from Cox...
...fantastic, competitive race," varsity cox Lizellen LaFollette said yesterday. "The race was exciting for the entire 2000 meters and shows how evenly distributed the competition in women's crew has become...
Albert B. Lord, Porter professor of Slavic and Comparative Literature, said, "My job is to teach." When asked if he would honor the boycott, John D. Cox, Mellon Fellow in the Humanities, left the decision on whether to hold the class to his students, who voted to meet Monday...