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...dx; e to the x, dx; cosine, secant, tangent, sine, 3.14159; integral, radical, u, dv; slapstick, slide rule, MIT."--The school cheer for MIT last Saturday during its first varsity football game in 87 years...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Char Joslin: Harvard's Best? | 9/30/1988 | See Source »

...expedition's gruff leader was unfazed. John Ackley (call sign: KP2A) had made a fortune by selling his New Jersey computer firm in 1976, then founded the tax-exempt International DX Foundation to promote worldwide good will by sponsoring such DXpeditions. His foundation had supplied all of the radio gear, while the trip's cost (more than $10,000) was split among the nine operators. Ackley set off with two crewmen in a 12-ft. dinghy, powered by a 25-h.p. outboard motor. One crewman skillfully maneuvered the tiny craft through the heavy seas to put Ackley...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Caribbean: Hams and Goats | 5/3/1982 | See Source »

While the Harvard cheerleaders loll about on the sidelines doing push-ups when the Crimson scores, and the Harvard fans leisurely sip on their Scotch-and-waters, the Band vehemently eggs the Harvard charges onward with traditional cheers like "Shove that Ball" and "E to the x! dy! dx!/E to the y! dy!/cosine, secant, tangent, sine/three point one four one five nine/come on Harvard, give 'em the digit!" The latter cheer is called "Engineers...

Author: By Robert Decherd, | Title: The Harvard Band: After Today, What? | 11/22/1969 | See Source »

.../x-2 dx...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 25, 1954 | 1/25/1954 | See Source »

...dx...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: A Shot of Oxygen | 1/4/1954 | See Source »

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