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...addition to the two-week program, the entire section meets every Friday afternoon in an hour-and-a-half Targets of Opportunity session. These meetings--one-third of them student-organized--can be compared to high-school assemblies with all 140 Section One students sitting in Langdell North Middle at the end of the week to discuss subjects of universal concern...

Author: By Charles T. Kurzman, | Title: Law School Experiment Uses 140 'Guinea Pigs' | 10/8/1983 | See Source »

...advisors mapped out very carefully how Glenn's limited time should be budgeted at the convention to get the most votes from it. Committed to a dinner in Ohio, he flew into Massachusetts late Friday night for a Buckeye Blast to rally supporters. (He actually arrived about an hour-and-a-half late, alienating some potential supporters). Glenn devoted his pre-balloting time to meeting with delegates. Some key groups singled out by whips would be ushered out to the trailer. At key times, he made a trip around the convention floor--surrounded by a trained advance team--to shake...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Building a Pyramid of Persuasion | 4/11/1983 | See Source »

...actually part of the cast. Only with the arrival of Birdboot, clad in yellow, green and plaid and munching on chocolates, does the audience get its first hint that something unusual is afoot. The pair discusses Higgs, the first-string, and launches us into a fast-paced, clever hour-and-a-half's entertainment which only occasionally verges on the flip...

Author: By Sarah Paul, | Title: Whodunit With a Twist | 11/11/1982 | See Source »

After a frantic hour-and-a-half flurry of phone calls, at 8:15 a.m. Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Hassan El Zayyat, in New York for the U.N. meeting, called and claimed Israeli units had attacked Egyptian positions in the Gulf of Suez. Fourteen minutes later the Israeli embassy in Washington called to report that Egyptian and Syrian planes had been attacking along all fronts for the past half hour. The attack began at approximately 2 p.m. Middle East time, or 8 a.m. Washington time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: YEARS OF UPHEAVAL | 3/1/1982 | See Source »

...vast sporting gear and use the club's two cabins in Jaffrey and Jackson. N.H. Built in 1939 and 1949, respectively, by past club members, the cabins serve as starting points for many Harvard expeditions, as well as nearby escapes to beautiful and rustic simpicity Just an hour-and-a-half away, the Jaffrey cabin is nestled between lakes and hiking trails, while the Jackson cabin's position in the midst of the White Mountains is ideal for any skiing enthusiast...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: Outing Club Offers Low-Key Outdoor Escapes | 2/20/1982 | See Source »

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