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TODAY'S SPEED limit of 55 translates into an unenforced speed limit of about 65 miles per hour. Of course, there will always be the 75 year-old women who--barely able to see over the steering wheel--will drive 50 mph in the left lane and, oblivious to the glare of your brights and the honk of your horn, refuse to let you pass. And there will always be the guys in souped-up Chevy the right lane going 80 and to whom you yell "jeez, what an asshole"--who will break the speed limit no matter what...

Author: By John Rosenthal, | Title: Just Say No to 65 | 5/2/1987 | See Source »

...book is not a novel and is best read as a semi-fictionalized case study--though one made all the more intriguing by the author's self-conscious narration. Schumer's language is brisk and informative, and she successfully avoids turning sentiment into a soppy trip down memory lane. And a decade later, the reader gets the impression that the characters are ready to put it all behind them. "I never wanted to see [them] again....[a]ll those goblins of growing up--fear, envy, insecurity and sloth," Schumer writes after a return to her freshman room. "And all that...

Author: By Kristin A. Goss, | Title: The Edge of the Cliffe: | 4/29/1987 | See Source »

Harvard players Lane MacDonald, Mark Benning and Randy Taylor were named first-team All-Ivy in hockey yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoreboard | 4/22/1987 | See Source »

Radcliffe "A" was shaky at the start--the boat almost veered into Dartmouth's lane and disqualified itself from the race. The official straightened the paths of the two boats, however, and the lights moved out to take a commanding lead over Dartmouth...

Author: By Lori J. Lakin, | Title: Lightweights Sweep | 4/20/1987 | See Source »

...first novice boat pulverized second-place Dartmouth by almost disqualified for using the wrong lane...

Author: By Lori J. Lakin, | Title: Lightweights Sweep | 4/20/1987 | See Source »

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