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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Being a cowboy in the '90s isn't like the movies. While John Wayne spent more time slinging a gun than looking after actual cows, the student cowboys must guard the herd carefully to prevent it from trampling sensitive ecosystems. They also assist in calf-birthing...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Transfers From Deep Springs College Face Unique Transition | 3/17/2000 | See Source »

This weekend Gyorffy was looking to do what she couldn't do at Heps and break the NCAA record. However, with another stroke of bad luck, she got a cramp in her left calf as she made her first attempt at 1.90 meters. While she was disappointed not to be able to break the record, she said she was happy that she did as well as she did despite the cramp...

Author: By Elizabeth M. Lewis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Junior Gyorffy Jumps to NCAA Title | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

...year-old male calf is playing with a long, stringy tuft of grass. He opens his mouth as if to eat it, but his trunk moves in the wrong direction, and the grass pokes him in the eye. Moss laughs. "He doesn't want to eat. He's too little," she says. "He's just practicing." After a few minutes, a 10-year-old female elephant walks toward us. She plops in front of the car and uses her trunk to hurl dust over her back. Crossing her back legs, she leans forward as if to kneel. Her tusks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Free As The Wind Blows | 2/28/2000 | See Source »

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