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...theft in Eliot House and attacks near Mather House and Adams House are signs that something must be done to improve safety around the River Houses, not to mention in the Quad area. In contrast, the Yard seems to be a pretty safe place. Blue-light emergency phones dot the Yard, a Harvard University Police substation occupies the basement of Weld Hall and many gates of the Yard are locked every evening to protect first-years from the criminals of Cambridge. The knowledge that, as upperclass students, we are far less safe is disturbing. Does the administration think that since...

Author: By Amy M. Rabinowitz, | Title: College Should Improve Safety | 5/20/1996 | See Source »

Though their names aren't as well known as those of Olajuwon and Barkley, all the players are at the top of their game. The leader is shortstop Dot Richardson. Voted NCAA Player of the Decade for the 1980s, Richardson, 34, is a clutch hitter who has the hands of, well, a surgeon. In fact, she has taken a leave from her medical residency in orthopedic surgery to join the Games. The U.S. pitching staff is as impressive as the Braves'. It includes Lisa Fernandez, a four-time All-American at UCLA; Michele Smith, with a college record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OLYMPIC MONITOR | 4/29/1996 | See Source »

...high school, most Harvard students strove to dot their transcripts with As and their resumes with extracurriculars...

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: The Qualities of Life | 2/23/1996 | See Source »

...thought it was a very interesting ceremony because you heard a lot of history of the prize," said Howbert who chose Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot as his award book...

Author: By Matthew W. Grenade, | Title: Sophomores Awarded Detur Book Prizes | 1/22/1996 | See Source »

...goal of man's landing on the moon. Apparently House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Senator Bob Dole don't get the picture, as evidenced by their efforts to make cuts in the meager NASA budget in the Contract with America. A picture in the book The Pale Blue Dot, by Carl Sagan, shows the earth as a tiny point of light that is barely visible among a sea of similar points of light, many of which are more visible and much brighter. Of course, no evidence of habitation can be seen in that photo. The pictures serve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 11, 1995 | 12/11/1995 | See Source »

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