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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Congress stood poised to pass its first major piece of social legislation on Thursday. The subject, education, allows both parties to show they care about everyone's favorite constituency: children. The House passed and the Senate was expected to pass a bipartisan "ed-flex bill" that would allow states greater flexibility in spending federal education funds. The bill is non-controversial, says TIME congressional correspondent John Dickerson "because it expands nationwide a pilot program that now exists in 12 states." It is popular, he adds, because it gives both parties the political cover they need to show they are getting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education Bill Provides Flexibility, But Maybe Not Quality | 3/11/1999 | See Source »

Junior co-captain Ed Pankau currently leads the nation with 2.7 blocks per game. Senior middle blocker Evan Mager is also in the top 15 with...

Author: By Brian C. Clay, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Wilson, M. Volleyball Enter New Era | 3/10/1999 | See Source »

...alumni would not stand for it. Our club system has its flaws but stands strong with about three quarters of upper-classmen as members. In a story in The Dartmouth, the college's daily newspaper, one student noted that barring single-sex frats would give rise to their co-ed equivalents, along the lines of Princeton's modern eating clubs. Those of us at Princeton can only chuckle at this comment, seeing as we have never heard our clubs-usually portrayed as elitist dinosaurs from our university's all-male days-mentioned as a model for anything. Though I enjoy...

Author: By Ilya Shapiro, | Title: Civilizing Animal House | 3/9/1999 | See Source »

Billie and Ed Miles, two former San Antonio school administrators, moved to New Braunfels in 1992 to open a B&B as a "small retirement project." Today they run the Gruene Homestead Inn, a collection of eight restored buildings in one of the town's historic neighborhoods. "This is a very warm and open community," says Billie, attributing that openness to the region's tourism. "This is like a small town, and you don't feel like you are stuck in a senior-citizen's community...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: New Braunfels, Texas | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

...beginning, the struggle was for equal recognition and equal opportunities. Denied tenure in 1969 without a concrete explanation, Daly protested loudly and was supported by 1,500 of her male students. The uproar has been considered an important catalyst for the school's decision to go co-ed...

Author: By Alixandra E. Smith, | Title: Feminism Gone Awry at B.C. | 3/5/1999 | See Source »

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