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...Saturday's 52-24 win over Holy Cross, Menick exploded for the second-highest rushing total in school history. His 34 carries went for 261 yards, a 7.7 yard per carry average...

Author: By Bryan Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Running Man | 10/21/1997 | See Source »

Harvard won 17 games in 1996-97, the second-highest win total in school history since the 1945-46 NCAA tournament team which enjoyed a 19-3 season...

Author: By Richard B. Tenorio, | Title: M. Cagers Fly, But Can't Reach Top | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

Named deputy secretary of state in 1993--the first black to hold the nation's second-highest foreign-policy post--Wharton later resigned because of excessive news leaks from the State Department, according to an article published by the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF...

Author: By Kelly M. Yamanouchi, | Title: Serving America, Aiding Abroad: A Life in the Public Eye | 6/2/1997 | See Source »

Twenty-eight days after Provost Albert Carnesale announced his departure, President Neil L. Rudenstine yesterday named Dean of the School of Public Health Harvey V. Fineberg '67 the University's next provost, its second-highest officer...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade, | Title: Fineberg Is Named New Provost | 4/4/1997 | See Source »

Vickrey, 82, designed a novel auction method in which bids are sealed and the winner pays what the second-highest bidder offered; a version of this is used by the U.S. Treasury to sell notes. Vickrey also urged railways and utilities to prevent congestion by charging peak rates at the busiest times of day, a practice that has now become routine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NOBEL PRIZES: FROM BUCKYBALLS TO USED CARS | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

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