Word: dices
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...ugly tracks of war seem so commonplace that one no longer takes as much notice of the gutted buildings as of the occasional glimpses of what everyday life must have been like before the bloodshed began. Along the Corniche, the broad, palm-lined boulevard that hugs the Mediterranean, dice clatter across wooden backgammon boards, as groups of men, each with one hand nervously working worry beads, cluster to watch. The clinking of delicate china cups announces the arrival of a coffee vendor proffering thick, black Turkish brew. As Sunday fishermen impatiently flick their lines, a water-skier waves from behind...
...dice came up snake eyes for the five following Harvard professors, all recently named by Bok to chair their respective departments for a period of three years effective July 1. Department chairman is a time-consuming administrative task at Harvard that rotates among department members. The unlucky five this time around are: Assistant Professor Gary A. Tubb (the incumbent in Sanskrit and Indian Studies); Professor Warren D. Goldfarb (Philosophy); Professor of Arabic Wolfhart P. Heinrichs (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations); Professor Stanley J. Tambiah (Anthropology); and Professor Sheldon H. White (Psychology and Social Relations...
...Crimson proved in defeat that they are virtually on Dartmouth's level. Also, the harriers' style of running in a pack should be helpful in the Heps. Says Rippy, "We showed that our teams are about equal and the Heps will be a roll of the dice...
...understandable that, given his preference, Ueberroth would choose team handball as the most provocative event of the summer. "Games get labels," he says. "Munich." Murder. "The Pan American Games in Caracas." Steroids. For all the planning preceding an Olympics, it is still a dice game: one throw. This is not an altogether unappealing feature...
...Vegas to play in the World Series of Poker, at Binion's Horse shoe Casino. Binion's is the no-limit joint, famous for accepting a $777,000 bet in 1980 from a man who walked in with a suitcase full of cash, rolled the dice once, won and vanished into the desert with two suitcases full of cash. By the time Alvarez caught up with the World Series, it had grown to a knightly joust with 75 entrants for the main event, each of whom put up $10,000 to play. The game (hold...