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Word: beginnings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first few weeks of my Social Analysis course "Children and their Social Worlds," I learned that at age three, children begin to become entranced with the idea of becoming an adult. What the professor neglected to mention is that the novelty wears off at about age 22, just when it needs to kick...

Author: By Corinne E. Funk, | Title: Adulthood and Other Nightmares | 4/21/1997 | See Source »

Today, with much relief, we'll see the top of the Prudential building and encounter the stumbling Boston College students ("join us early: the race may begin at 12, but we start partying at 10," as their motto goes) as we crest Heartbreak Hill after 21 miles. Among the BC race watchers, the drink of choice has always been that most enduring of college carbohydrate supplements: beer. The students even offer a patriotic cup of Sam Adams to unsuspecting runners as they struggle by, waiting with drunken anticipation for their gagging reaction (runners beware). Although not exactly the energybooster every...

Author: By Caitlin M. Hurley and Shira A. Springer, S | Title: Going 26.2 on the 21st | 4/21/1997 | See Source »

After fourteen hours of Garth Brooks, some first-years begin to question the attention paid to their rooming forms...

Author: By Laura E. Rosenbaum, | Title: Six Guys Named J. | 4/21/1997 | See Source »

Blooming too early? At age 8, fully 48% of black girls and 15% of white girls begin to show the first signs of PUBERTY, though 11 is the age when most doctors start to look for it. Researchers are worried that the early onset may be owing to chemicals in the environment that mimic the action of estrogen. As for the racial disparity, they can't explain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Apr. 21, 1997 | 4/21/1997 | See Source »

...begin with, Medvedovsky does not limit her nocturnal escapades to the Science Center...

Author: By Pamela S. Wasserstein, | Title: Undergraduates Find Creative Methods for Balancing School Work and Sleep | 4/19/1997 | See Source »

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