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...student sits stunned. The professor goes to the student's desk, picks up his books and dumps them in his lap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Money Chase | 5/4/1981 | See Source »

Leading the pack of thinclad victories was Adam Dixon, who, in his first outdoor meet of the season, doubled in the 1500-and 800-meter events, setting new GBC records in both. In the latter event Dixon loped out of the pack in the first half lap and never looked back on the way to a 1:49.3 mark...

Author: By Daniel S. Benjamin, | Title: Thinclads Triumph, Retain GBC Laurels | 4/27/1981 | See Source »

Pappy called Clabby's 880 victory tremendous, saying the neck-and-neck struggle down the last lap was the "gutsiest race I've seen...

Author: By James S. Mcguire, | Title: Women's Track Beats B.U. To Capture GBC Crown | 4/27/1981 | See Source »

Going into the final race B.U. was leading 76 to 72 1/2, but suprisingly B.U.--which actively recruits and whose British Olympian Sharon Colyear, won three events--could not field a 3200-meter relay team. Thus, the Crimson ended the meet easily, taking the relay by about half a lap...

Author: By James S. Mcguire, | Title: Women's Track Beats B.U. To Capture GBC Crown | 4/27/1981 | See Source »

...hereditary janitor class of the realm to leap out from a closet and drive us off with flailing push brooms. Every room seemed to have a fireplace, and we wondered what it would have been like to fall asleep in an over-stuffed armchair, Milton on your lap and a monogrammed tie around your neck. We were wearing Converse basketball sneakers. We were ashamed...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Yes Indeed, Quite Different | 4/21/1981 | See Source »

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