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...They've looked great after exams," said Harvard Coach Frank Sullivan. "They're clearly here for the future of the program, and continue to earn minutes on the court...

Author: By Zachary T. Ball, | Title: Changing of the Guards | 2/3/1999 | See Source »

...most of the budget surplus over the next 15 years to Social Security, delaying its collapse from 2032 to 2055. For the first time the plan would also allow 15% of the fund to be invested in the stock market, so that some of our Social Security dollars could earn as much as those in our mutual funds. (Now invested in Treasury bonds, the money earns from 4% to 5% a year--only a bit better than shoving it under a mattress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Social Security: Sticking His Neck Out | 2/1/1999 | See Source »

...past, Manoni's decision would have meant that she could not graduate with honors, but thanks to recent changes in the English department, she did not sacrifice her chance to earn honors this spring...

Author: By Katrina ALICIA Garcia, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Thesis Debate | 1/20/1999 | See Source »

...began to lose momentum at 19:02 of theperiod when Eagle junior forward BlakeBellefeuille drilled sophomore forward Steve Mooreinto the boards from behind to earn him afive-minute major and a game misconduct...

Author: By Mike Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Hockey Upsets No. 6 B.C. | 1/15/1999 | See Source »

Call me a dreamer, but here's what I'd like to see happen. Right now, just after the trial he believes he can win has begun, would be the time for Clinton to go out on top, to resign and earn the gratitude, if not the affection, of a morally restored society. Gore, like Scottie Pippen but with a weaker jump shot, is a more than able successor. Michael Jordan has retired, and the worst he ever did was palm the ball on occasion. Couldn't this president, guilty of more than just a few lane violations, follow suit...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: The Replaceable President | 1/15/1999 | See Source »

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