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Grade inflation makes Bush's marks appear worse than they would have seemed in 1968. An 80 average was good enough to get on the Dean's List then, and an 85 was considered a real feat...

Author: By James Y. Stern, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bush Spent Undergrad Years Away From Politics | 11/17/1999 | See Source »

Powell could scarcely have imagined that a century after his feat, more than 2 million tourists would visit the Grand Canyon annually--among them families with small children who would float down the once fearsome Colorado as a summer lark. During the past 30 years, annual visitation to the Grand Canyon has ballooned from 2 million to more than 5 million. If you want to paddle down the Grand Canyon on your own, without hiring a commercial outfitter, the waiting list for boating permits is now so long that you won't be able to launch your raft until...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will There Be Any Wilderness Left? | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...However, according to the University Parking Services, that's not really how it all works. Manager Ron Whittingham vehemently believes that "the lottery system is truly a lottery system." Coming to Harvard with daddy's SUV and finding a place to park, is no easy feat--if you play by the rules...

Author: By Frances G. Tilney, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Harvard Parking Uncovered | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

After rumbling through a record-shattering shoot-out with the Big Green, Harvard now finds itself planted atop the Ivy League, a feat that seemed unimaginable only a few weeks...

Author: By Cathy Tran, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tran-spotting: Now Playing, The Harvard Crimson | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...replicate a hit movie, a pretty crass way to make a buck. Its director, Arlene Phillips, is better known for staging extravaganzas in Las Vegas. The show is loud and pushy and panders to the crowd shamelessly. Worse, it overcame critical hoots to become a smash in London, a feat it now has the audacity to think it can repeat in New York City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Stayin' Alive | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

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