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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When they are not opposing each other at the Winter Olympics or the World Championships, the two skate together on the starting line-up of Harvard's national champion hockey team, one of the most dominant squads in women's collegiate hockey history...

Author: By Peter D. Henninger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Botterill and Ruggerio: a dynamic duo | 10/27/1999 | See Source »

With four weeks left in the season, the Ivy League is as wide open as ever, leaving a solid probability that this season's version of The Game between Harvard and Yale might be the one that determines the league champion...

Author: By David R. De remer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Football Holds Destiny in Own Hands | 10/26/1999 | See Source »

Where he is is at the top of his field--Baird Professor of Science Dudley R. Herschbach, who moderated the discussion, praised Stern as a "champion of contemporary music" and a violinist who has "devoted enormous effort to supporting the arts" in his introduction...

Author: By Rachel S. Weinerman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Isaac Stern Imparts Love of Music | 10/26/1999 | See Source »

...plane carrying U.S. Open champion Stewart to Dallas took off from Orlando at 9.19 a.m. but stopped responding to air traffic controllers after 9.45 a.m. That prompted them to call the Air Force, which routinely tracks out-of-control aircraft. Although such planes can be shot down if they present a threat to public safety, that option was never considered in the case of Stewart's plane. Though the Learjet is equipped with masks and other depressurization emergency equipment similar to that of an airliner, some experts believe that insidious - rather than sudden - depressurization can confuse and disorient a pilot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mystery of Payne Stewart's Last Flight | 10/26/1999 | See Source »

Princeton features a New Jersey State 100-meters champion in freshman tailback Cameron Atkinson who leads the Tigers in scoring with 18 points...

Author: By Mackie Dougherty, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Football Looks for Second Ivy Win Against Princeton | 10/22/1999 | See Source »

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