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Since then, the body has denounced a Board ofOverseers plan to tighten its electionrequirements and created a special committee tostep up council pressure on the University todivest from South Africa-related companies...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: Lockwood Lost Chair, But His Proposals Win | 11/29/1988 | See Source »

...there are four different players who saw starting action this year, and they should tighten up the pass defense. After a year of playing together, cornerbacks Jim Smith, Chris Rezendes and Cory Thabit and hard-hitting adjuster Bobby Frame should know each other's strengths and weaknesses better...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Gridders Are Optimistic Despite Dismal Season | 11/23/1988 | See Source »

...ahead, 4-1, and there's a tendency to slack off," Harvard Coach Bill Cleary said. "You've got to be ready mentally in the game. We have to tighten...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Icemen Drive Into First Place | 11/23/1988 | See Source »

...Andria said that the management plans to tighten security in the Union to prevent similar occurrences. "It's not a joke wasting that kind of money," she said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Short Takes | 11/15/1988 | See Source »

...Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., immediately "guillotined" their computers from the network to keep from getting hit. As a preventive measure, Maryland's Goddard Space Flight Center shut off its system on Thursday. Eventually, the Defense Department brought down both Arpanet and Milnet and began efforts to tighten the security of the networks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: The Kid Put Us Out of Action | 11/14/1988 | See Source »

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