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...preseason, the running game suffered a major blow when junior Mike Wallace broke his right leg during a tackling drill. Instead of using the preseason to teach the subtleties of the Multiflex to an inexperienced corps of backs, Restic and his coaching staffs must take the time to find a corps of backs to teach...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: Restic's Last Season: Wishing on a Star | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

...keep sailing along. "With the Tonight Show," he says, "you don't make sharp turns. It's like trying to turn the Titanic around." The Titanic, Jay? Are you just a tad apprehensive about an iceberg named Dave? Next week, to counter Letterman, Tonight is running a spiffy lifeboat drill: guests include Bill Cosby, Luke Perry and Garth Brooks. But Leno is in the game for keeps. "With all these shows," Leno says, "it's not how good the show is, it's how long you can continue to make it good, every night." It means long hours and renouncing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Late Night With Just About Everybody | 8/30/1993 | See Source »

...University mobilized quickly to meet new demands. revolved around classes. But by afternoon, many Harvard men reported to Soldier's Field for drill practice offered under the auspices of the Athletic Department. Senior ROTC students took charge of the drilling, which lasted for approximately two hours per week...

Author: By Melissa Lee, | Title: OFF TO WAR | 6/8/1993 | See Source »

Still, the campus remained relatively peaceful during wartime. While most men participated in drill practice or served in ROTC, Radcliffe students also aided in the war effort by volunteering in local hospitals, working part-time jobs after class, or participating in women's volunteer corps such as WAVES and WAACS...

Author: By Melissa Lee, | Title: OFF TO WAR | 6/8/1993 | See Source »

...Class of '58 has this drill down pat. It figures to bring in a gift of between 5.25 and 5.5 million dollars, with 80 percent of the class participating. The class of '57, in contrast, raised about $4 million for its 35th reunion gift, with a roughly 70 percent participation rate...

Author: By Joe Mathews, | Title: Reunion Gifts Drive Week Of Partying | 6/8/1993 | See Source »

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