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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Blumenthal called Starr's inquiry the "apocalyptic assault of a zealot." Characterizing Starr as an "inquisitor of unlimited, unchecked power," he cited Starr's "ideological and financial" ties to conservatives as driving motivation for an "attempt to destroy this presidency...

Author: By Christopher M. Kirchhoff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Aide Defends Clinton at ARCO | 4/24/1998 | See Source »

...Dartboard heaved a sigh of relief this week as our housing lottery came to its epic, grinding conclusion. After weeks of perplexing dining hall conversations, Dartboard had grown frustrated. The things we heard went so far as actually sitting down and going through the entire house facebook in an attempt to place each person in a rooming group and thus figure out the total number of rooming groups of every size, so as to compare this figure with the number of available rooms...

Author: By Kathryn R. Markham, | Title: PLAYING THE HOUSING LOTTERY | 4/24/1998 | See Source »

...build, hopping onto the Red Line or just-muttering to themselves while wandering aimlessly, looking for a place to urinate. With the recent erection of the "Magnetic Poetry Wall," some may believe that the spirit of Harvard Square has reached its nadir, particularly if one is reading the latest attempt at actual verse or simply another adolescent-inspired phrase along the lines of "she loves purple sausage milk shoot." But personal rejuvenation lies just across Mass. Ave, where the eyes of "Muggsie" peer out into the hustle and bustle of the Square and provide hard-wrought inspiration...

Author: By George W. Hicks, | Title: The Man Who Would Be "Muggsie" | 4/23/1998 | See Source »

...then we remind ourselves, revitalize our socially active urges and attempt to explain it to others...

Author: By Talya M. Weisbard, | Title: Why We Need 'Take Back The Night' | 4/23/1998 | See Source »

...order for women to feel strong enough to use our voices and to participate fully in interpersonal relationships and the community, we need to feel safe within ourselves. Programming such as the dance therapy workshop, women--only discussion group and the eat-in--where women eat shamelessly in an attempt to gain acceptance of and to celebrate our bodies--all help to empower women. TBTN also celebrates women's creativity and accomplishments with a women's performance evening, art show and poetry reading...

Author: By Talya M. Weisbard, | Title: Why We Need 'Take Back The Night' | 4/23/1998 | See Source »

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