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...Nietzsche's and all the others' sakes, make a cre*me bru*le*e soon (paying attention not to burn the sprinkled brown and granulated sugar), and begin the revitalization process that your Harvard body craves and deserves. You still won't know whether God exists, but you will be sure that you have done right...

Author: By Daniel M. Suleiman, | Title: Creme de la Creme | 6/3/1997 | See Source »

Like Rudenstine, Knowles carries a heavy fundraising burden. He is particularly proud of the Barker Center for the Humanities, funded by a $25 million grant, which will begin to house departments this summer...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold and Chana R. Schoenberger | Title: Portrait Of a Dean | 6/3/1997 | See Source »

Today, graduates must begin burdensome payments on their student loans only six months after graduation. Our economy suffers as a result, because these graduates are unable to buy homes or start businesses. For policy-makers, the crisis of student loan debt creates a new challenge. We must find creative ways to make college more affordable...

Author: By Cheryl A. Jacques, | Title: The Student Loan Crisis | 6/3/1997 | See Source »

...June 16, Simon and his mother, along with 28 other people ages 7 and older, will begin 13 days of excavating one of the largest intact Chinese ground-sluicing operations in the Pacific Northwest. Gold was discovered in Idaho's Boise Basin in 1862. Some 8,000 miners, mostly of European origin, rushed in. By 1870, Chinese miners were staking claims or purchasing or leasing them. In 1881 Hop Lee, of the Hong Lee Tong, signed a lease for a placer claim at the junction of Mores and Granite creeks. It is this site, opened in 1995 (with Simon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JUST LIKE INDIANA JONES | 6/2/1997 | See Source »

DENVER: The verdict concludes the first of several trials that arise from the bombing. As for McVeigh?s punishment, jurors on Wednesday will begin hearings that could take as long as two weeks to determine whether he should get the death penalty. The defense has not tipped its strategy for that phase, but Jones may ask the jury to consider McVeigh's youth and the fact that he served his country during the Gulf War. Another possible tactic: Put McVeigh, who did not testify during the trial, on the stand to appeal for mercy. Because Judge Matsch has put lawyers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Only The Beginning | 6/2/1997 | See Source »

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