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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Sophomore Kyle Egan, the fastest butterflyer on the team, could be among the top eight in the country, and senior Marek Biegluk, the fastest Harvard breaststoker, should be a force in the medley relays...

Author: By Elizabeth M. Lewis and Timothy M. Martin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Men's, Women's Swimming Looking to Make a Splash | 11/23/1999 | See Source »

...really moved by what he saw," Kennedy said of her uncle, who is a former Crimson editor. "He saw families of eight living in dilapidated houses, and he saw an education that was profoundly lacking...

Author: By Benjamin P. Solomon-schwartz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: RFK Daughter Screens New Film on Rural Poor | 11/23/1999 | See Source »

During the '97-'98 academic year, eight presidents received annual salaries over $500,000 and 13 received over...

Author: By Sarah A. Dolgonos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rudenstine's Salary Below College Median | 11/23/1999 | See Source »

...Tuesday, we took our PT test, to meet the minimum standards for boot camp (for men, 13 push-ups, 17 sit-ups and a one-mile run in under eight minutes). Everyone passed except the asthmatic (who gets to run again) and the guy with the heart condition (he's gone, after - he says - his heart almost exploded at one third of a mile). Yours truly came in with a surprising 6:20 (and this was a road race, no track...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: These Boots Weren't Made for Marching | 11/23/1999 | See Source »

...while card trading teaches social skills, it may also lead to obsessive behavior. "You don't know whether there's a valuable card in a pack when you buy it," says Maressa Hecht Orzack, founder of the Computer Addiction Service at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass. Children under eight aren't able to grasp this fact cognitively, which then leads to disappointment and an increased desire to buy more packs. Children overly anxious to please their peers are also at greater risk for addictive behavior. "Also make sure that your children are not being bullies while playing the card game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Children Play with Monsters? | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

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