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...Holy Cross wide receiver has caught five touchdown passes against Harvard, the shortest of which was 34 yards. Two years ago, Gallagher grabbed 57- and 34-yard scoring passes from QB Jeff Wiley. Last year, he clinched the Crusaders' 31-17 with a 40-yard bomb in the final quarter. And this year, it was all Gallagher in the fourth quarter, as he got behind the Harvard secondary for 59-yard and 54-yard TD receptions...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Take Care of the Hands That Get You Sacked 12 Times | 10/2/1990 | See Source »

...work ethic has turned its restless energies to the cultivation of leisure. Enveloped in superlatives, West Germany has emerged as one of the world's most affluent societies: the nation with the largest trade surplus; the greatest per capita concentration of high- performance automobiles; the best wages for the shortest work week; and the most rewarding all-round standard of living among major industrialized countries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany: The Oh So Good Life | 7/9/1990 | See Source »

Michael, who was born in Los Angeles, believes his birthday, Dec. 21, has an almost mystical significance. "It's the longest night of the year and the shortest day," he explains. "So this is a very important balancing point for me -- it's where I feel my maximum strength. As the days grow shorter, I get stronger and stronger. Somehow, maybe the moment in which the clock has first started ticking and the moment when you first make your entrance into this world are important in some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS: A Musical Pilgrim's Progress | 4/16/1990 | See Source »

...Digging is a crucial part of archaeology, but it's only one piece of the puzzle. It's the part of the puzzle that takes the shortest amount of time," says Lecturere in Anthropology Robert E. Murowchick...

Author: By Brett R. Huff, | Title: HARVARD ARCHAEOLOGISTS and the SEARCH FOR THE ANCIENT PAST | 3/23/1990 | See Source »

Harvard shot a respectable 44 percent from the field and an admirable 82 percent from the line, including some crucial one-and-ones late in the contest. The Crimson also outrebounded the Lions, 54-39, including 10 by sophomore guard Maura Healey, the shortest player on the floor...

Author: By Tai Wong, | Title: W. Cagers Leave Columbia in the Dust, 79-74 | 2/17/1990 | See Source »

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