Word: yardings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have not determined a motive for the crime. Just three days before the shootings, Thompson mentioned another death threat to his friend but still did not contact the police. The disregard for danger that marked Thompson's driving career may have led to his death in his own front yard...
...Sophomore Yvonne Grierson set an NCAA Division III record in the 100-yard butterfly last Friday. Her winning time of 56:18 broke the previous national record by more than half a second. This marked MIT's first ever national record in swimming...
...recent rash of local crimes, including four armed robberies in the vicinity of Peabody Terrace, has given Harvard students ample reason to avoid walking home alone late at night. Muggings and incidents of harassment regularly occur right in front of the houses and in the Yard--crimes that could be reduced with improved campus security...
...bomb dummy unit. It contains a small flash charge enabling technicians watching on video screens to pinpoint the hit or miss. Each pilot drops 28 bombs during the six-day contest. Two years ago, the top team triumphed over the runner-up by dropping a single bomb one yard closer. In theory, spring-loaded reflexes and microscopic eyes should make a winner. Pilots joke that proficiency in arcade video games helps too. But skill isn't everything. "Getting that little bitty death dot on that target isn't easy," says Anderson. "You might get bumped by turbulence or the cart...
Such numbers provide reassuring proof that not all Harvard students are the self-centered, pre-professional yuppies Allan Bloom and William J. Bennett would like us to think. By funding 51 public service programs, PBH ensures that undergraduates will not isolate themselves behind the Yard's ivy walls but instead spread Harvard's resources in the community. The 94-year-old organization plays an important role in the lives of the underprivileged in Boston and Cambridge--operating programs such as summer camps, tutoring and free legal help for the poor...