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Rather than doing everything and compiling a resume the length of a walk to the Quad, the typical Harvard student will find one extracurricular and devote a considerable amount of time to it. A clear minority of students choose to devote all their time to studying, and these Harvardians are...

Author: By Julie L. Belcove, | Title: Harvard Life and how to live it | 9/15/1986 | See Source »

The danger is not solely the fault of the little planes: in the San Diego crash, federal investigators blamed the P.S.A. crew for failing to keep the smaller craft in view. Still, the scary mix of traffic over a center like Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) may be even more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Collision in the Birdcage | 9/15/1986 | See Source »

Internal restructuring also has given Bok the opportunity to devote more of his own time to reflecting on external issues. "American society is much more interested in its universities," Bok says, adding that the Ivory Tower has similarly grown more interested with the outside world.

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: THE BOK PRESIDENCY | 9/6/1986 | See Source »

The announcement was bland enough: Charles Schwab, probably the country's best-known discount broker, resigned last week from the 15-member BankAmerica board "to devote undivided time and attention" to the brokerage firm bearing his name, which he sold to the same bank in 1983. But in fact the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cutting Ties: Schwab leaves BankAmerica | 8/25/1986 | See Source »

Brennan, 42, who will remain on First Jersey's board of directors, will now devote more time to running a philanthropic organization that he established. A flamboyant millionaire who breeds Thoroughbred horses, he will also oversee a racetrack management firm that he helped take public in 1981. He says he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Resignations: From Stocks to Racetracks | 8/18/1986 | See Source »

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