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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Performance groups and publications received 11 of the grants, while others got funding because they bring glory to the Harvard name through intercollegiate competitions...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: College Awards $17,000 in 'Impact Grants' to Two Dozen Student Groups | 1/25/1999 | See Source »

...that comes from practice and drill, the steady application of concepts and the mastery of skills. It's a tough thing to ask of many American parents. "You want your children to be happy, and you pray for their success in the future," says Laura Mandel. "But does homework bring either of those goals? I don't think more homework will make a more successful adult." Maybe not, but wisely assigned homework may help make a more successful, well, child. "It is all about learning responsibility," says Janine Bempechat, an assistant professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Education. "When...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Homework Ate My Family | 1/25/1999 | See Source »

Strong competition may bring most fans back to the NBA. Nevertheless, the professors say the lockout was a losing proposition for both players and owners...

Author: By Daniel A. Zweifach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professors: Fans Disillusioned With Pro Athletes' Salaries | 1/20/1999 | See Source »

...Teletubbies all the time: A kid's dream. A parent's nightmare. But by year's end it will be a reality for the tiny fraction of Americans who have access to high-definition digital television (HDTV). PBS will use the new medium to bring viewers a channel with round-the-clock programming for young children. "Barney and Friends" and the ubiquitous "Teletubbies" will be part of the lineup when PBS Kids Channel launches September 1. It may eventually include some educational programming like nature shows, since great photography makes better use of the high-resolution technology than does purple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PBS Plans 24-Hour Kids' Digital Network | 1/19/1999 | See Source »

...years of anguish before she died was such a price. And since that end is known to us before we enter the theater, it becomes, in some measure, a justification for her sister's comparatively modest sacrifice. What's a little spouse-sharing if it can bring a few minutes--oh, all right, 16 months--of happiness to a tormented, foredoomed soul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lament in an Unresolved Key | 1/18/1999 | See Source »

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