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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Clark had probably Harvard's most interesting match in her 15-10, 15-7, 15-4 defeat of Brown's Alex Gordon. After taking a 3-0 lead in the second game, Gordon started to make numerous mental mistakes, eliciting screams of frustration that would make Boris Becker proud...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Crimson Squash Crushes Bruins | 11/21/1992 | See Source »

...consider Clinton's emphasis on education. It was conservative Chicago School economists like this year's Nobel laureate, Gary Becker, who first hit upon the notion of "human capital," the notion that education is an investment, like any other capital investment, only more profitable. A recent survey by two Princeton economists found that every additional year of education at any stage increased income an average 16%. If so, expanding the availability of education -- as through the proposed National Service Trust Fund -- is just a smart investment, while the Reagan-era cutbacks may have been penny-wise and dollar-dumb. Liberal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Pretty Good Society | 11/16/1992 | See Source »

PRODUCTION: Joseph J. Scafidi (Deputy); Trang Ba Chuong, Theresa Kelliher, L. Rufino-Armstrong (Supervisors); Robert L. Becker, Silvia Castaneda Contreras, Michael Dohne, Osmar Escalona, Garry Hearne, Agustin Lamboy, Jeannine Laverty, Janet L. Lugo, Peter J. McGullam, Sandra Maupin, Michael Skinner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Masthead | 11/9/1992 | See Source »

...main point of the competition is to give the general Harvard student a chance to learn a little about conservation," said Bonnie J. Becker '95, co-chair of the Environmental Action Committee and the Green Cup event...

Author: By Monica D. Watkins, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Ecolympics Is Revived | 10/29/1992 | See Source »

Because of growing environmental awareness from students and dining hall officials, the competition may also be extended to the Houses' dining facilities, according to Becker. Paper cup consumption could also become a factor in the contest...

Author: By Monica D. Watkins, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Ecolympics Is Revived | 10/29/1992 | See Source »

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