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...Harvard can provide a unique entry intoartistic fields of work and study," wrote Henson,who was the leading vote-getter in the election."With a background in entertainment, I wouldstrive to encourage the arts at Harvard...

Author: By Todd F. Braunstein, | Title: Newest Overseers Discuss Goals | 6/30/1995 | See Source »

That difference may be due to the loss of perennial point-getter Shayne Mauricette, who continually racks up first place finishes in the 200 and 55 meter races. Mauricette has battled migraine headaches for the entire year...

Author: By Matt Howitt, | Title: W. Track Sweeps Princeton, Yale; Men's Thinclads Split | 2/13/1995 | See Source »

...Star Game, to be played next Sunday in Phoenix, Arizona, Hill, 22, received more ballots than anyone else. It was the first time ever that a rookie had led the polling. Not even Michael Jordan, to whom Hill is often compared, was the top vote getter during his first year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GENTLEMAN SLAM DUNKER | 2/13/1995 | See Source »

...perfect English stereotype of the red-blooded young American businessman. If not for the opening credit sequence in which a prepubescent Gerald watches his mother dress up for a theater performance, the audience would have no indication of Gerald's special interest. He merely seems a young go-getter with an especially intense, heavy-lidded gaze...

Author: By Sarah C. Dry, | Title: 'Just Like a Woman' is Just a Drag | 10/6/1994 | See Source »

...onlookers, rioted over the suspension of a Havana bay ferry that had been hijacked three times to Florida. As some of the rioters dared to shout, "Down with Fidel!" the demonstration was quickly halted. But the message was not lost on Castro. Unleashing refugees has proved an effective attention getter for him in the past, and he has been disappointed that a Democratic Administration in Washington has not proved more receptive to dealing with him. So Castro let it be known that his police would no longer arrest or even try to stop Cubans attempting to flee by makeshift boat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cubans, Go Home | 9/5/1994 | See Source »

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