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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...always been the best at everything, and we've got to prove it again here. We join myriad organizations and run for president of all of them. We equate being busy with being happy. And after four years, a poor thesis means failure. So does settling for Columbia Law School rather than Yale, or a job paying $45,000 in Chicago for one paying $60,000 on Wall Street...

Author: By Christopher R. Mcfadden, | Title: The Harvard Dream | 2/18/1997 | See Source »

...father was the first of the intellectual mentors who sharpened her skills and toughened her hide. The other dominant figures, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Muskie, were known for their fierce, intellectual appetites and the grilling they put their students and colleagues through. Brzezinski, Albright's Ph.D. adviser at Columbia and later her boss at the National Security Council, could fillet an unprepared student in a second; he gave out so few A's that he wrote personal notes along with them. Albright became a favorite of his, and it was here, as one of the few female students in his class...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE MANY LIVES OF MADELEINE | 2/17/1997 | See Source »

...film, Madonna revives the legend of Eva Peron beautifully and demonstrates her own many talents of singing, acting and dancing. Madonna really does have star quality. DEREK HSIA Vancouver, British Columbia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 17, 1997 | 2/17/1997 | See Source »

...District of Columbia is a fabulous place to live," he says. "Even if the job itself is not that glamorous, the community that you become a part of is really vibrant and stimulating...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: Finding Summer Employment Is A Difficult Task | 2/15/1997 | See Source »

Harvard has now won five games in a row and eight of its last nine. More importantly, its 20 consecutive Ivy League victories are just one shy of the record held by Brown. The Crimson will be shooting for that record tonight at home against Columbia. Cornell 58 Harvard...

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, | Title: Women's Cagers Defeat Big Red 72-58 | 2/15/1997 | See Source »

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