Word: river
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
WEEKS BRIDGE, and sites overlooking scenic Charles River--The Head of the Charles Regatta has never pretended to be a purely athletic even in its 25-year history. For all the Erg tests, stadiumstep runs and other sweat-intensive training methods, the autumn culmination of the rowers' Sisyphean efforts is met mostly by that oh-so-collegiate monchalance on the part of lounging spectators along the banks of the dirty water...
More than 850 boats--with crews coming from as far the Netherlands and Lithuania--are entered in the 16 events slated for Sunday. And many past and future Olympic, world and national champions will be testing their skills on the Charles River...
Working Out, B-School Style: Everyone knows that they do things a little differently across the river, but events this week once again proved the truth of that maxim. The Business School, blessed with an immensely rich pool of alumni and facilities to match, opened what many $18 million gym. It seems you have to have a golden parachute just to enter the place, though. No undergraduates are allowed, and even B-School students must shell out big bucks just to use some of the facilities. The certification required to use the fitness equipment area costs $50, the towel service...
...wanted to create events so that members from both sides of the river meet each other and be less skeptical about each other," Wolcowitz said. "We wanted to bring the athletic and faculty communities together and create less suspicions...
Across the river, the Business School has unveiled a new, $18 million gymnasium, John S.R. Shad Hall. As the front page of The Crimson (October 16) tersely stated, there is only one catch: "No undergraduates allowed...