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...Rand did receive a little guidance from Nordic coach Don Cutter at last season's preseason training session at Dartmouth, but for the most part he learned the hard way--flat on his face...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Arand and About the Ski Slopes | 3/21/1977 | See Source »

About his shutout at Lincoln Suds, "I think it's funny" Rand said yesterday while doing battle with a sausage pattie. About his experiences with the Bowdoin and Colorado admissions office, "They hate me. By the time the seniors at Mount Hermon went through the college admissions process, I had done it eight times already...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Arand and About the Ski Slopes | 3/21/1977 | See Source »

...Rand showed up in Cambridge better late than never, and proceeded to find out that even at Harvard, and even with a high school skiing captaincy pasted on his bindings, it would be no hop, skip and ski jump onto the Alpine squad...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Arand and About the Ski Slopes | 3/21/1977 | See Source »

...couldn't make the Alpine team as a freshman," Rand said, "and I wanted to try jumping. Little did I know they'd (I can't read my writing, but it's a four-letter verb. Fill in the blank yourself) me into it as soon as I put on skis...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Arand and About the Ski Slopes | 3/21/1977 | See Source »

According to Rand, "Cutter basically said, 'Here are the skis. There it is (the jump). You'll learn what not to do quickly.' And he was right. The first time down I made it, but the second time I got a black eye." Fortunately for Rand, though, it was all uphill from there...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Arand and About the Ski Slopes | 3/21/1977 | See Source »

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