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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fact that Cambridge doesn't lie on the San Andreas fault doesn't stop Harvard seismologists from contributing significantly to the study of earthquakes around the world...

Author: By Julie H. Park, | Title: Harvard Earthquake Experts Evaluate L.A. | 1/24/1994 | See Source »

...Sullivan could not help but win the debate easily. He was far more persuasive because his arguments were clear whereas Mansfield's were not. Bosco's attempt to separate debate skill from arguments misses the point that the former can be a necessary part of the latter; Bosco cannot fault Harvard students for failing to appreciate arguments Mansfield never really made in the hour-long debate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mansfield Lost the `Justice' Debate on Points | 12/18/1993 | See Source »

This lack of color is somewhat the fault of our reporters, whose job it is to prod people into exciting and colorful expositions. Too often, athletes face lame reporters; after his perfect game in the 1956 World Series, the first question Don Larsen faced was, "Is this the best game you've ever pitched...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: A Nation of Spin Doctors Should not Hold Us Back | 12/14/1993 | See Source »

This is not the fault of Aaron Sompong, whose clear voice and humorous mugs bring the unsatisfied Prince to life. Sompong has some genuinely funny moments, as when he mournfully sings "Prayer for a Duck" with a look somewhere between grief and self-disgust. He also does an excellent job of avoiding the trap of lapsing into sentimental cheesiness. Instead, his Pippin is slightly more bitter, cynical and world-weary...

Author: By Jeannette A. Vargas, | Title: The Pitfalls of Pippin | 12/9/1993 | See Source »

Next up for Mayo's questionable scrutiny is Mother Teresa. Now, if you missed Mayo's article, his critique of Mother Teresa is reason enough to go hunt this one down at 14 Plympton, because surely Mayo's is the first to find fault with a "future saint." Calling her "Miss Teresa," Mayo derides her selection on the basis of her being "a humble, selfless, obedient woman," saying that we conservatives probably didn't choose her for her true merits--that is, for her devotion to the poor. Never mind that Council member Brian E. Malone noted these characteristics...

Author: By Kelly M. Bowdren, | Title: With Friends Like These ... | 12/8/1993 | See Source »

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