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...their seats. He ordered them in no uncertain terms to sit at attention from that point on. Says senior defensive tackle Jeff Alm, who is almost 1 ft. taller and 120 lbs. heavier than Holtz: "He's not the biggest guy in the world, but he seems to possess a lot of power." Last month a furious Holtz told the team he would resign if they ever fought again with opposing players, as they did before their game against U.S.C. There was a laugh from the back of the room. Holtz cast a withering glance in the direction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fella Expects To Win: Notre Dame coach LOU HOLTZ | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

...should not imply that I possess a monopoly on phone-awkardness in my suite. My roommates have also created a problem or two for me, getting on the line in the middle of a call. My conversations are thus regularly punctuated by clicks and clacks of all sorts...

Author: By Daniel B. Baer, | Title: The Politics of Phony Solutions | 10/31/1989 | See Source »

...claiming to possess a gun robbed the Pangloss Bookstore at 65 Mt. Auburn St. Tuesday, threatening two female employees and making off with the store's cash box, the store owner said yesterday...

Author: By Robbery Tuesday, | Title: News Briefs | 10/28/1989 | See Source »

...photojournalism? Is it the first impression of history, the first graphic flash? Yes, but it is also (and this is the disturbing thing) history's lasting visual impression. The service that the pictures perform is splendid, and so powerful as to seem preternatural. But sometimes the power they possess is more than they deserve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Imprisoning Time in a Rectangle | 10/25/1989 | See Source »

...suggest that the city of Cambridge is actually more important than Harvard University. The number of Cambridge residents, for instance, is more than five times as great as the number of Harvard students. And while Harvard undergraduates are usually assured of housing for four year, most Cambridge residents possess no such guarantee...

Author: By Daniel B. Baer, | Title: Registering Concern for Our City | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

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