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December 4, 1987: The Harvard men's hockey team travels to the circus tent know as Lynah Rink in Ithaca, N.Y. Fish are hurled on the ice. So is an object which, according to The Crimson, would "repulse many a nun." Oh, yes, a little hockey is played, too. Harvard triumphs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Agony, Ecstasy and Even a Few Titles | 5/25/1988 | See Source »

...There's a rumor that [Harvard Coach Dave Fish] throws some scrappy-snacks into the corners of the court to perk Jon up," Jack says. "Jon has also been known to bark...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Life as the Corsican Brothers | 5/23/1988 | See Source »

...Harvard] is such an intimidating institution," Kevin says. "We're from a small town, and we did well there. You come here and you're another fish...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Sibling Pair Runs in Stride | 5/18/1988 | See Source »

...last condors, arguing that pressure to preserve what was left of their habitat would vanish without a resident population. During the winter of 1985, nearly half of the 15 remaining wild birds perished, victims of lead shot, varmint poisons and land development. Two years later, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rounded up the last of the survivors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: The Biggest Shell Game in Town | 5/16/1988 | See Source »

...runoff, sewage and animal wastes, has been recognized for years. But the E.D.F. study is the first to pinpoint acid rain as an important source of coastal pollution. Any overload of nitrogen feeds marine algae, which bloom into vast growths that block sunlight and deplete the oxygen supply, smothering fish and crustaceans. The E.D.F. reports that 25% of the nitrogen contaminating Chesapeake Bay is the result of acid rain; investigators found similar nitrogen levels in a preliminary study of the coastal waters of New York and North Carolina. The proposed solution: tighter state and federal restrictions on nitrogen oxide emissions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Something Fishy About Acid Rain . | 5/9/1988 | See Source »

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