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...made in designing earthquake-resistant--but not earthquake-proof--buildings. U.S. building codes are written to save lives, not prevent all damage. Modern structures are designed to sway and maybe even crack in a quake, but not to break apart and crush their inhabitants under falling debris. Says Bill Iwan, director of the earthquake engineering research laboratory at Caltech: ``With buildings, if you walk out after a quake, the designers did their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOW TO LIVE DANGEROUSLY | 1/30/1995 | See Source »

...offense returns only six starters from last season. It lost its quarterback, fullback, three linemen and laser-quick wide receiver Dave Iwan, who set a single-season record with 873 yards on 46 catches. A few members of the backfield sidelined with injuries last season will return, including quarterback Chris Hetherton, but whether the team's Swiss cheese line gives them time to shake off their rust is another question...

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, | Title: The beginning of an era | 9/12/1994 | See Source »

Yale's passing game will pose more of a threat to Harvard. Senior quarterback Steve Mills ran off a string of five straight 200-yard games earlier this season, passing to a deep receiving corps led by Dave Iwan...

Author: By Douglas M. Pravda, | Title: Playing For Pride | 11/20/1993 | See Source »

...Iwan, a senior split end, has 39 receptions for 698 yards, an average of 17.9 yards per catch. He needs only 93 more yards to break Yale's single season record of 791 yards...

Author: By Douglas M. Pravda, | Title: Playing For Pride | 11/20/1993 | See Source »

Last year, in Yale's 14-0 loss against the Crimson in Cambridge, the Elis completed only two passes, one of which was thrown by the elder Iwan. The Crimson defensive backs will be hard-pressed to repeat that performance...

Author: By Anand S. Joshi, | Title: Yale Looking to Erase Season of Discontent | 11/19/1993 | See Source »

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