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...Crimson announced plans for a Harvard track carnival. "The purpose of the carnival is to give all members of the University a chance to compete," the article said. The meet included interdormitory relay races and a shot-put event, as well as a potato race, a sack race, a pole-climbing competition and other less-than-standard track and field events. The Class of 1909 won the tug of war. The winter carnival became a popular annual event and was continued for many years...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Harvard Intramural Athletics: | 12/8/1982 | See Source »

...been regarded as both true and alarming. With noble earnestness, Walter Cronkite used to plead that his half-hour script would not fill three-quarters of a single newspaper page and that distortion was "the inevitable result of trying to get ten pounds of news into the one-pound sack we are given each night." Speaking at a du Pont Awards ceremony at Columbia University in February, NBC's Tom Brokaw said that unfortunately many Americans "have come to rely on us as their primary and only source of information" and "we are inadequate to that task." It just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Watch Thomas Griffith: Where Do You Get Your News? | 12/6/1982 | See Source »

...added that Hackey-Sack is popular along parts of the West Coast, where he learned to play three years ago. Together with roommate Geordie D. Wilson, Lerdau has actively spread the faith here since September...

Author: By Diane M. Cardwell, | Title: Freshmen Enjoy New Hobby, Juggle Sacks Around the Yard | 11/12/1982 | See Source »

Yesterday's special exhibition near Matthews Hall was designed to expose more students to the joys of Hackey-Sack, organizers said...

Author: By Diane M. Cardwell, | Title: Freshmen Enjoy New Hobby, Juggle Sacks Around the Yard | 11/12/1982 | See Source »

...game is usually played by groups of three to 10 people who "juggle" a small bead filled leather sack in a style similar to soccer players. The object is to keep the sack off the ground for long periods of time without using hands or arms...

Author: By Diane M. Cardwell, | Title: Freshmen Enjoy New Hobby, Juggle Sacks Around the Yard | 11/12/1982 | See Source »

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