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Under the current Ivy setup, the regular season means nothing except a competition for seeds in the League tournament, and a chance to gain some momentum going in--as the Crimson has done. Starting next year, the best regular-season record will be worth a league championship, but this year it's worth only a number-one seeding and a first-round bye (to top-ranked Princeton...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: Icewomen Beat Bowdoin | 2/23/1982 | See Source »

...official split "didn't require very much rearranging. Dowling said. The real divergence within the Biology Department began in 1971 when the OEB and CDB committees were setup. During the ensuing years the groups became increasingly, distinct--establishing their own graduate programs and making their own appointments...

Author: By Rebecca J.joseph, | Title: Bio Undergoes Mitosis | 2/13/1982 | See Source »

...chill factor was calculated at -81°. Even for weather-jaded NWS Meteorologist Roger Bygrave of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., where the temperature bottomed out at - 36° (one degree short of an all time record), the conditions were startling. Said he: "It was a once-in-a-century setup to be so cold and so windy at the same time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Numbing of America | 1/25/1982 | See Source »

...suddenly snap in two, the machine senses the problem, selects another one to replace it and finishes the job. Castings proceed automatically to other machines, and emerge as finished parts in three days, on average, compared with the three months typically required in traditional metalworking shops, where time-consuming setup and alignment are required for each different drilling, milling and grinding operation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Look, No Hands | 11/16/1981 | See Source »

...think Al Haig has been doing a magnificent job as Secretary of State, and he's going to continue to do that. And I'm satisfied with the setup that we have here in the office and not planning any changes in the White House staff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Morning After | 11/9/1981 | See Source »

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