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...With more and more players learning the game at an earlier age, the skill level in U.S squash is rising rapidly," Fish said "Harvard's top three players started early and are now at the point where they can compete and do well against the pros...

Author: By Carla D. Williams, | Title: Racquetmen Squash Pros In Boston Open Tourney | 11/12/1982 | See Source »

Appearing at such a function would have been unthinkable for a national candidate not long ago, and even today gay rights is a subject so highly charged that most politicians would prefer to stay in the closet on the issue. "Sure we weighed the pros and cons," a Mondale aide says. "But you can't sneak around on any issue any more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: You Can't Sneak Around | 10/11/1982 | See Source »

Justice committee members would have been better advised and more courageous to reject the bill and request the creation of a commission to take an in depth look at the death penalty's pros and cons. As many people have pointed out, capital punishment has not been subject to intense legislative scrutiny for over 20 years. In 1959, a statehouse study commission recommended against...

Author: By Antony J. Blinken, | Title: Passing the Buck | 9/30/1982 | See Source »

Says Paul Ginsberg, dean of students at Wisconsin: "It's becoming increasingly difficult to persuade a student to take courses that will contribute to his intellectual development in addition to those that will make him a good accountant." Quite apart from the pros and cons of professional training, the idea of educating oneself hi order to rise in the world is a perfectly legitimate goal. But Ginsberg has been receiving letters from high school freshmen asking about the prospects for professional schools and job opportunities when they graduate from college seven years hence. Says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Five Ways to Wisdom | 9/27/1982 | See Source »

...wife, a couple of old Crimson teammates, and a professional scout who encouraged Pellegrini to give the pros a shot. "I had always thought about it, but after the layoff, I had my doubts," he said. The Jets were one of three teams willing to give him a chance, and he reported to their training camp last summer...

Author: By John D. Solomon, | Title: The Joe Pellegrini Story | 9/24/1982 | See Source »

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