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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Athletic Department, meanwhile, vows that for a mere $7 million the stadium at Soldiers Field will be ready for the September 18 home opener against Columbia. From the looks of the place, however, it may be a standing-room only crowd no matter how many people show up. Concrete decay in the 79-year-old facility created a publicly acknowledged danger of collapse last season, so the school decided to put in new structural supports in addition to replacing all of the seats. Like other buildings, the stadium had not received the attention it needed earlier because of a recently...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: What You Missed | 9/17/1982 | See Source »

...Athletic Department, meanwhile, vows that for a mere $7 million the stadium at Soldiers' Field will be ready for the September 18 home opener against Columbia. From the looks of the place, however, it may be a standing-room only crowd no matter how many people show up. Concrete decay in the 79-year-old facility created a publicly acknowledged danger of collapse last season, so the school decided to put in new structural supports in addition to replacing all of the seats. Like other buildings, the stadium had not received the attention it needed earlier because of a recently...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: What You Missed | 9/13/1982 | See Source »

Perhaps the most shocking development of the past year was the administration's apparent rejection of Harvard roots and its Ivy League tradition. After examining a report from Harvard housing experts which explained that the Ivy decorating the walls was contributing to the decay of University buildings, officials announced that the play would come down...

Author: By Jacob M. Schesinger and Steven R. Swartz, S | Title: The Issues of 1982 | 8/13/1982 | See Source »

...building where the garage was; it gives the place the look of an ancient cave. In the rubble a bashed-in Mercedes, a book on the coronation of Queen Elizabeth, a pair of black shoes lying in the Charlie Chaplin position. The air is thick with dust and decay. There is so much glass on the ground, each step sounds like an army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beirut: Seven Days in a Small War | 7/19/1982 | See Source »

...most striking of these work efforts is the salvaging of the 78-year-old football stadium, which in recent seasons had literally kept Harvard officials on the edge of their seats. Director of Athletics John P. Reardon '60 and others have publicly acknowledged that the concrete decay created a danger of collapse during well-attended games...

Author: By Thomas H. Howlett, | Title: The Summer of Bricks and Nails | 7/13/1982 | See Source »

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