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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...them. I'll admit that I didn't actually write those tuition checks; my father did. He and Harvard conspired to make me feel like I belonged here, like it was my home, not a four-year dork resort with great courses and an e-mail address to boot. I practically cried this morning when I swiped my ID to enter Quincy House and realized that in a matter of days all these wonderful places--libraries, courtyards, dining halls--will be closed...

Author: By Barbara E. Martinez, | Title: Tackling the Post-Harvard Stack | 6/6/2000 | See Source »

...innovations that I am aware of are "bloatware." When I want a user-friendly interface, I use a Mac; when I want a stable, flexible system with enormous power, I use Linux; and when I want to be reminded of just how good these other two systems are, I boot up my Windows machine. TIMO HANNAY Tokyo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 5, 2000 | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

...Suffix with expert 26. S or N 27. It may be lent or bent 29. Doris Day title starter 30. William Tell's canton 31. Pothook shape 32. Rode the bench 34. Mauna __ 37. Wall St. debut 38. Chaotic place 40. Record exec Davis, who's getting the boot 41. Jazz players 42. Village Voice award 43. Iditarod terminus 44. Peripatetic sort 46. F or G, but not H 47. Scott in 1857 news 48. Israeli negotiator Eran, who held out the prospect of a Palestinian state 49. Snoopy 51. However, briefly 52. They've signed a global- marketing pact...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Crossword May 22, 2000 | 5/22/2000 | See Source »

...Generally with these degrees, candidates spend one full year at each school, enduring boot camp twice, as Jackson notes. The final semesters are then split between the schools, and this is when students encounter logistical and scheduling difficulties...

Author: By Keramet A. Reiter, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Joint Approach | 5/10/2000 | See Source »

...much rather occupy his time with a less stressful task, like tending crops, but he reluctantly agrees. Next thing he knows, Commodus has seized the throne and he's been condemned to die. Maximus is able to escape, but he winds up a slave in a rag-tag gladiator boot camp where the greatest thrill (aside from survival) is the chance to compete in the Coliseum. And that is exactly where Maximus, with thoughts of revenge dancing in his mind, is headed after he proves his worth on what essentially amounts to the minor league gladiator circuit...

Author: By William Gienapp, | Title: Antiquity Roadshow | 5/5/2000 | See Source »

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