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Beyond those two, however, the Red Raiders don't boast much. Captain Pat Diamond is the only senior on the team, and second-year Coach Emmett Davis's roster contains seven sophomores and six freshmen...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Three Losses, Eight Points: M. Hoops Struggles | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

...within the council. Given the irrelevancy of that body, this makes them particularly ill-suited to win the authentic loyalty of students. Many of the candidates have learned to effectively navigate bureaucracy and lobby the administration. They should all immediately take the state civil service examine. But, they cannot boast any great success with student groups that are well-respected and have no legitimate claim to represent the mass of undergraduates. Even their posters are poorly designed...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: That Leadership Thing | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

...preliminary but intriguing study suggests a link between gamma tocopherol, a component of some vitamin E pills, and developing arthritis of the knee, shown at right. Gamma tocopherol tends to be found in newer E supplements--those that boast of "mixed tocopherols." Standard capsules contain only alpha tocopherols, which, say researchers, will leave your knees alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Nov. 29, 1999 | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

Yale's faculty can boast many luminaries. It can also boast at least one pedophile. Yale's residential college system, modeled after 16th century sanitariums, provides insecure, anxious students with a sense of community from the moment they first arrive on campus. It also provides them an excuse to strip naked at public sporting events, thus exposing their frail, pasty forms to the eyes of others for the first time since their mothers bathed them...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Always Second Best | 11/19/1999 | See Source »

Both teams boast aggressive, high-scoring forwards...

Author: By Maureen B. Shannon, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Cat Scratch Fever | 11/19/1999 | See Source »

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