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Pitkin stops to talk with friends as they come to vote, but he only says a brief “hello” to most of the strangers who walk by. His style on the street is understated to say the least...

Author: By Andrew S. Holbrook, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Unassuming Pitkin Quietly Campaigns On Last Day | 11/7/2001 | See Source »

After a quick start to his freshman season, Nowak separated his shoulder, which greatly limited his production for the rest of the year. Major shoulder surgery the following summer hampered Nowak’s ability to train before last season, and his numbers were further hurt by a brief midseason tour with the World Junior team...

Author: By Elijah M. Alper, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Hockey Faces Great Expectations | 11/6/2001 | See Source »

Nobody has ever figured out precisely why Stephen Hawking's first popular book, A Brief History of Time, has been such a gigantic success, selling an astonishing 10 million copies since it was published in 1988. One possibility is that readers thought they were hearing from the greatest physicist since Einstein, and maybe the greatest of all time (Hawking himself declared that comparison "rubbish" in a TIME interview several years ago, and most of his colleagues agree with him). Another, more plausible reason is the public's fascination with a man who is utterly immobilized by the degenerative disease amyotrophic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Beyond The Theoretical | 11/5/2001 | See Source »

...just yet. The sticker price of $1,200 is a huge disincentive, not helped by the fact that rewritable discs cost about $25 apiece (single-burn discs go for $12). I'm bringing my trusty VCR out of exile. I hope it will forgive my brief flirtation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DVD Recorders: Not There Yet | 11/5/2001 | See Source »

Before undertaking any business at last night’s meeting, the council heard a brief presentation by Karen E. Avery, assistant dean and director of the Ann Radcliffe Trust...

Author: By William M. Rasmussen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Undergraduate Council Renews Call for Cable | 11/5/2001 | See Source »

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