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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...evening in early December, Ed Bordley faced a somewhat humiliating situation. That particular evening, he was on his way to Kirkland House to visit Tom Bixby, a good friend and captain of the wrestling team. Ed knocked on the door, but a female voice answered instead of Tom's, inquiring as to who was there. "This is Ed, sorry, I've got the wrong entryway," Ed responded and left in search of the right door. Ten minutes later, as Ed was sitting in Tom's room, the phone rang. Someone was calling to ask if, by chance, Ed was with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ed Bordley Grapples with Being Blind, Being Black and Being at Harvard | 1/11/1978 | See Source »

...Tom Kaplin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 9, 1978 | 1/9/1978 | See Source »

...from the traditional view of animals as social creatures that act to ensure group survival. But as Lorenz's work was, it is in tune with its times. In stressing chaotic individualism at the expense of the group. The Langurs of Abu reads like a jungle version of Tom Wolfe's essay on The Me Decade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Animals That Kill Their Young | 1/9/1978 | See Source »

...days ago, the Celtics fired head coach Tom Heinsohn and replaced him with Sanders--who, in his new role, should be wished the best of luck...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Who's Kidding Whom, Or, Could You Speak Up a Little? | 1/5/1978 | See Source »

...Tom"--the ref is reported to have said-"if you keep this up, we're going to have to hit you with a technical foul. It's simply rude to snore when the other team is attempting to shoot foul shots...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Who's Kidding Whom, Or, Could You Speak Up a Little? | 1/5/1978 | See Source »

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