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Taking over a soccer program is like movinginto someone else's house. Former Harvard men'ssoccer coach Mike Getman replaced legend JapeShattuk in 1987 at a time when the Crimson'snational preeminence was at its peak...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Five Questions Facing Harvard Athletics | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

...dancehall moves deeper into the mainstream, adventurous musicians are blending its syncopated beat with hard-core rap, funk and even techno. "Dancehall has been like a fertilizer," says Maxine Stowe, an executive at Columbia Records. Still, there are those who wonder if the style may have reached its creative peak. "I don't expect dancehall will have the longevity of the early roots music," says Blackwell. Maybe not, but diehards can take heart from Bob Marley, who may have uttered the last word on reggae when he sang, "Check out the real situation . . . No one can stop them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marley's Ghost | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

...prohibitive, I have to spend an hour on the freeway, and I can't attract good staff anymore because of the cost of housing.' And you've got the pull here, which is visitors saying, 'My God, Colorado Springs! You can look up every morning and see Pikes Peak.' That's a strong combination." Lamm goes further, venturing that the shift from coast to mountains may signify a basic redefinition of the West. "It means a filling in of the middle. It means a populating of the areas that used to be passed over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Rockies: Sky's The Limit | 9/6/1993 | See Source »

...bias suit takes aim at the peak of corporate power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 8/30/1993 | See Source »

...music is indisputably excellent, though it may be that I visited at the peak. It's not every day that the Israel Philharmonic swings by Pittsfield. Mass. Clearly, the majority of people willing to pay $12 per spot on the lawn knew they were getting good music, or at least what they were told was good music. Nonetheless, most of the conversation that could be heard was more like "Have you met my cousin Morry?" than "Have you heard Zukerman's new Beethoven sonatas...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: Tanglewood Creates Its Own Climate on the Lawn | 8/20/1993 | See Source »

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