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...this letter shouldn't be just a formality, to be left to rot under with your telephone bills. It's a blank check good for a year off of work, a summer without saving or a graduation not clouded by the prospect of life in consulting purgatory...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Students Answer The $2K Question | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

With about five minutes left, he stopped Jason Dawe's point-blank shot from the slot with his left glove, then smothered Sergei Nemchinov's rebound attempt on which, Dafoe said, "I just threw my glove out. He had the whole net. If he goes upstairs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bruins Get First Win of Season; Islanders, Rangers Remain Winless | 10/13/1998 | See Source »

...starting a substantive conversation...aye, there's the rub. A lot of people fear that some monster called "Political Correctness" is going to devour them if they slip up--if they, for instance, forget to use the adjective "[fill-in-the-blank]-ly-challenged." Only peppering one's speech with the words "pluralism," "diversity," and "sensitivity," it seems, will appease the beast...

Author: By Jia-rui Chong, | Title: Understanding Political Correctness | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

While the fullbacks' nifty footwork shut down the Cardinal, it helped blank the Crimson as well. The Crimson struggled to advance the ball downfield and only managed to take six shots on goal. Stanford goalie Lex Bayer needed only one save to record the shutout...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cardinal Clips Men's Soccer in OT | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

...situational awareness, the guy flying the plane is culpable." After Seagraves' immunity deal, the two front-seat crewmen were charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy for allegedly destroying the videotape. In exchange for avoiding charges including negligent homicide, Seagraves will tell what was on the erased (not blank, as has been reported in some quarters) videocassette found in a camera on the plane, and what happened to the tape that the two accused crewmen allegedly removed and asked Seagraves to help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tell It About the Marines | 9/2/1998 | See Source »

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