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Alerted by a 911 call to the Cambridge Police Department at 11:28 p.m., Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) officers began to chase the first-years...
However, in spite of the Crimson's superior performance on paper, Harvard's defense inexplicably crumbled at the end of the fourth quarter. With Harvard cradling a tender 23-17 lead with 1:14 left in the game, the Big Red began its drive from its own 42-yard line and obliterated the Crimson's defense...
Harvard's endowment ended last fiscal year--which began July 1, 1998--seven percentage points below targets set at the beginning of the year. It was the first time in six years that University fell below its targets for financial growth...
Then lasers came on the scene, with little but rosy reports. I began to think it was time. I went to three doctors to be sure I was a good candidate. I called every friend-of-a-friend who'd been through it; all were elated, except one worrisome soul who developed a scary condition called "Sands of Sahara." But my doctor, a respected and decent guy, soothed me, told me I'd be fine. He pulled out the charts of his many delighted patients, saying he'd sent more than 200 to have it done. The LASIK surgeon...
Vice President AL GORE was trying to make a fresh start last week when he fired his pollster and began transplanting his struggling campaign from Washington to Nashville, Tenn. But on Saturday, Gore's operation was rattled again, this time by charges from the U.S. government...