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Last night, the Garden clock ticked off the final second, the green light went on, the puck off the stick of Hodges went in the Crimson net, and the goal judge flipped the switch to light the red lamp, but the little bulb never shone--its green partner was already blazing brightly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Two Cents Wurf | 2/10/1987 | See Source »

This year 17 of the 20 undergraduates who applied to switch houses were able to do so. Last winter, all 17 students who applied for interhouse transfers got their wish. Eight houses accepted new students this year Colvin said...

Author: By Brooke A. Masters, | Title: Crowding In Houses Eases For Spring | 2/5/1987 | See Source »

...tunnel, you can't walk straight," he says. "It's a very strange feeling. You start reeling towards the wall. You lose your sense of orientation, of equilibrium." He finally made it, though, and the next time he went through the passage he made sure he found the light switch...

Author: By Vindu P. Goel, | Title: Tales of the Tunnels | 2/5/1987 | See Source »

...interim conclusion is that while the world around him has changed, Ronald Reagan remains the same. Over Christmas he wore a necktie that played Jingle Bells when he pressed a tiny switch. He's brought in one of his old word wizards, Ken Khachigian, to help sculpt his State of the Union address, which Reagan is counting on to be boffo theater and rekindle the lost love. When his crew of surgeons watched him sip hot water before a radio address, he reassured them, "Both a minister and Frank Sinatra said they used hot water to help their voices...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Toting a New Magic Wand | 1/26/1987 | See Source »

...player who has demonstrated the ability to function under the hoop is junior Co-Captain Sharon Hayes. "We have been taking Sharon inside," Delaney Smith said, "but she is really more effective on the perimeter." Hayes doesn't appear to be suffering from the switch--she has scored in double figures in the last eight games, netting a team-high 14 points against the Big Green. Hayes also contributed nine rebounds, as did Duncan (10 points...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Women Cagers Tumble to Third Ivy Loss | 1/21/1987 | See Source »

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