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Harvard finished a disappointing sixth in the grand finals, almost 12 seconds behind Brown, which crossed the finish line in a near-record time...

Author: By Ahmad Atwan, | Title: M. Heavies Sixth at Sprints | 5/10/1993 | See Source »

These incessantly rainy/snowy/sleety past few weeks have prevented any of Harvard's teams from practicing outside for a near-record period of time. Spring break is in two weeks and the softball team can't hit the field because of the snowdrifts...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: Raindrops... | 3/11/1993 | See Source »

Melinda B. Gould, one of the project's coordinators, attributed the event's near-record turnout to its previous success as well as a growing commitment to public service on the part of the B-School's students...

Author: By D. RICHARD De silva, | Title: B-School To Perform Outreach | 10/13/1990 | See Source »

...message of the anti-nuclear, clean environment, small-is-better Greens seemed to resonate with the deep-rooted emotions of longing and resentment, and their very presence on public platforms exerted incalculable pushes and pulls in the political spectrum. For all these reasons plus the expectation of a near-record turnout of 90 percent, few Germans except pollsters--were willing to go out on a limb with firm forecasts...

Author: By Richard M. Hunt, | Title: Germany's Elusive Turning Point | 3/14/1983 | See Source »

...good news is that their steady push for equal representation in the University's student body, faculty and administration is as strong as ever. The class of 1986 boasts a near-record 40 percent female population, and with the arrival of the History and Literature Department's Barbara Lewalski, the Faculty sports an all-time high of 16 tenured women. The installation of the Education School's Patricia A. Graham gives Harvard its first female dean ever...

Author: By Paul A. Engelmayer, | Title: Bad News for Women | 9/21/1982 | See Source »

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