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Teams are never supposed to give up. Not in a scrimmage, not in a game and especially not in a national championship game. But given the score, the opponent (Penn State is the nation's number-one ranked team) and the weather (unbearably hot), Harvard might have been forgiven for easing up a little...
Like Yelity, a growing number of black executives are leaving large corporations to set up their own companies. During 1988, Black Enterprise reports, sales of the 100 largest black-owned firms grew 10.2%, compared with 7.6% sales growth for FORTUNE 500 firms. Largest by far: TLC Beatrice International Holdings (1988 revenues: $1.96 billion), a multinational food- processing concern acquired by Reginald Lewis in a $985 million leveraged buyout two years...
Such actions are becoming increasingly common in the U.S. With the rising number of babies exposed to drugs before birth, prosecutors around the country are seeking to punish women who harm their fetuses by taking illegal substances. Examples...
...Bill] Cleary a note saying that I hope he does better in the second half of the season [15-0] for a Harvard team. Whenever we're ranked first in the nation, I began to worry."--Harvard President Derek Bok on his reaction to the Harvard hockey team's number-one ranking in the national polls...
...Number crunching: At a press conference last Monday announcing his resignation as athletic director after 12 years, Reardon said the expansion of women's athletic programs was one of his top achievements. When a reporter asked how many new women's programs were added during his tenure, Reardon said he did not know. From the back of the room, outgoing Director of Sports Information Frank M. Cicero called out "four...