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Traditionally a strong team, Dartmouth is weaker than usual this year. However, Dartmouth has improved since the fall season...

Author: By Richard B. Tenorio, | Title: W. Rugby Looks Toward Nationals | 4/26/1997 | See Source »

...first game, we looked very strong, especially offensively," freshman Jessie Amberg said. "We strung together hits when we need them, and we got clutch hits with runners in scoring position. This has definitely been one of our weaker points, so it was great to start off strong in this respect against Vermont...

Author: By Matthew F. Delmont, | Title: Softball Wins One in Vermont | 4/23/1997 | See Source »

...teammates were no better. With the exception of players like Pee Wee Reese and Dodger president Branch Rickey, whites on the team left Robinson alone to struggle against racial hatred and intolerance. Off the field, Robinson was subjected to the perpetual threat of violence hanging over his head. A weaker man would have understandably crumbled under the pressure and perhaps delayed the racial integration for years. Had Robinson been a mediocre player his actions would have been amazing enough. Yet Jackie Robinson was one of the most outstanding players to ever play the game. His decade in the majors...

Author: By Sozi T. Sozinho, | Title: Remember Jackie Robinson | 4/22/1997 | See Source »

...wilderness death in Alaska, was one of the best nonfiction books of 1996), says the ratio of misery to pleasure on Everest was greater than on any other mountain he has climbed. He draws no ringing conclusions from the disaster, although he thinks that banning bottled oxygen might keep weaker climbers off the mountain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: DEATH IN THE CLOUDS | 4/21/1997 | See Source »

Many of the Bay State's smaller communities, traditionally burdened by weaker local economies, view gaming as a panacea...

Author: By Laura C. Semerjian, | Title: Young Graduates Plant Their Roots in Cambridge | 4/16/1997 | See Source »

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