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...change comes from small groups of homespun activists. In suburban Pittsburgh, Pa., Gigi Kelly, a nurse and mother, was inspired to begin a local campaign after a healthy 8-lb. baby boy was left in a trash bag behind her family's church. Kelly found an old laundry basket, lined it with a warm blanket and put it on her front porch. Then she called reporters with a plea for young mothers to bring their babies to her. I'll take it from there, she promised. Nobody has taken up her offer yet, but still she waits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Refuge For Throwaways | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

...appears sports stars are more successful at convincing adolescents to buy snazzy sneakers than they are at persuading voters to support political candidates. People realize that while Shaq may dominate under the basket, he ought not to control the ballot...

Author: By David M. Debartolo, | Title: Another Celebrity for Bill Bradley | 2/17/2000 | See Source »

...Tidbits" and the library packet advertise services that are both obvious and inescapable for every Harvard student. You have to wonder what's next. A singing telegram about the Foreign Language Requirement? A brick through my window from the registrar's office? A basket of cookies with the message, "Laundry is fun in the Dunster basement?" Give money to the University now, and in ten years you'll come back for Harvard-Yale and see a plane pulling a banner flying overhead. "Harvard University free toilet paper: When you go, you'll know." Yep, you helped pay for that...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, | Title: Harvard Can't Have My Change | 2/15/2000 | See Source »

...second half, Harvard's season-long nemesis, the huge-lead let-down, struck once again. The gap between the Crimson and Tigers peaked at 13 on a Sturdy 3-pointer with 12:41 remaining. Over the next seven minutes, Harvard managed just one basket, a 3-pointer from sophomore Laura Barnard...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hoops Splits P's, Stays Atop Ivy | 2/14/2000 | See Source »

...increased playing time due to Melissa Johnson's injury. Ides chalked up 12 points in 16 minutes of playing time. When the Tiger defense went outside to cover the Crimson 3-point shooters, Ides was often left open underneath, and she was able to go strong to the basket with consistency, hitting 5-of-6 shots...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hoops Splits P's, Stays Atop Ivy | 2/14/2000 | See Source »

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