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Chairman of the Math Department Arthur M. Jaffe says that Gleason also gets undergraduates interested in math by promoting their participation in the Putnam Math Competition, a national math exam taken by the brightest young math scholars in the U.S. Gleason won the contest three consecutive times as an undergraduate...
In Israel, which has long taken great comfort from the thought that two of its avowed enemies were busy fighting each other, there was a sense of foreboding. The prospect of the battle-tested Iraqi army turning its attention to the Jewish state is unsettling to Israelis. "It seems the...
Jaffe's best performance came in the 200 individual medley, where he swiped an 11th-place finish with a time of 1:48.93. During the morning trials, the Yardling posted a faster time of 1:48.92, breaking the existing school mark held by David Berkoff.
Jaffe also finished 13th in the 200 breaststroke, besting Scott Hoy's old team best with a 2:00.34 time. In his final event, the 200 freestyle, Jaffe took the 17th spot, missing the consolation final heat by .06 of a second.
Kaplan, Jaffe, Shagena and Smith teamed up for 16th place overall in the 400 freestyle relay. Not only was the quartet's trial time of 2:59.25 good for a new school record, but it also marked the best time for the event in Eastern history.