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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...must admit, however, that there are certain amenities provided by my bathroom at home that are simply not available in a Winthrop House bathroom. For one thing, it's nice not to have to deal with a sink that hits the basin at such an angle that the water splashes back onto your clothing, making it look, every morning, like you just got a little too excited about your upcoming economics lecture. More importantly, the home presence of angelically soft toilet paper cannot be overappreciated. That's not to say I don't appreciate the College's two-ply version...

Author: By George W. Hicks, | Title: Home: An Acculturation Guide | 11/19/1999 | See Source »

...been entirely unsuccessful. I will admit that I was even beginning to have my doubts that I would see anything that qualified as otherworldly. But I figured if what I needed was instruction in how to scare myself out of my wits, whom better to turn to than a group of impressionable youths that still believe in the boogieman? But as it turns out, it takes a lot more than a tour through Tarrytown to scare third graders...

Author: By Warren Adler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: "I Want to See Dead People": A Tour of Sleepy Hollow | 11/19/1999 | See Source »

...little more together, who know they look sharp when they're hitting the town on a Friday night--they might even live right next door. So who are these mystery men? The elite, the few, the proud: the guys at Harvard who blow-dry their hair. They may not admit to it, even when pressed, but these hair-care-oriented men walk among Harvard's unkempt rabble every day. Pete Steciuk `03 is one example of these rare gems at Harvard. A regular hair fanatic, Steciuk changes or adds to his color about once a month, just to spice...

Author: By K. B. Greer, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Guys Who Blow Dry | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

...Even if their teammates don't buy into the Polish Connection hype, they'll admit that next year's defense will struggle to fill a gaping hole up the middle with the same talent and leadership that Kacyvenski and Nowinski provide...

Author: By Bryan Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: "The Polish Connection" Makes One Last Hit | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

...whine into the telephone at Rob Glaser, founder and CEO of Real Networks. I am very agitated, O.K.? I admit it. Last week The New York Times broke a story reporting that RealJukebox, one of the most popular pieces of music-playing software on the Net, is a secret...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Brother Was Listening | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

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