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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Which reminds me: Spend some portion of each day studying beauty, in any form. Especially study the line, be it in Shakespeare or Conrad, or in a song by Louis or Ella, or in a drawing by Jules Feiffer or Chuck Jones. The line is the basic unit of beauty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPEECH FOR A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE | 6/9/1997 | See Source »

Expos 10, which is taught only in the fall semester, is a more basic course for students whom the Expos staff feels would benefit from additional instruction. Students place into Expos 10 on the basis of the Freshman Writing Test, given during orientation week, but they have the option of declining to take the course...

Author: By Chana R. Schoenberger, | Title: Expository Writing: An Introduction, Not a Cure | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...think every self-respecting man should have a basic understanding of how to protect himself or protect his home," says Appelbaum, who keeps a .22-caliber rifle in his Florida home. "It's a basic skill, like learning to play golf or tennis...

Author: By C.r. Mcfadden, | Title: Harvard's Conservative Conscience | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

Princeton used a stronger form of the same basic formula to defeat Harvard 75-51, the next day. Like Penn, Princeton torched Harvard from the field, with the Tigers making 60.5 percent of their shots...

Author: By Richard B. Tenorio, | Title: M. Cagers Fly, But Can't Reach Top | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...terms of selection criteria, the most basic thing to be aware of is...[the need to be] critical of all subjective measures, making sure they are in fact gender- and race-blind," said Kavita Kacholia '98, co-president...

Author: By Jal D. Mehta, | Title: Women at Harvard | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

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