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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...their first meetings with the Committee on Undergraduate Education, Seton, council Vice President Kamil E. Redmond '00 and committee chair John Paul Rollert '00 argued strongly against abolishing the use of Advanced Placement (AP) test scores to gain exemptions from Core science classes...

Author: By Jonelle M. Lonergan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Beyond the Gavel | 12/13/1999 | See Source »

CHESTNUT HILL--For the Harvard men's hockey team, it seems that whoever lights the lamp first goes home happy...

Author: By Jennie L. Sullivan, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Boston College Bullies, Blanks M. Hockey 3-0 | 12/13/1999 | See Source »

...first step is acknowledging that there is a problem. President Clinton did that Saturday when for the first time he allowed that his famous "Don't ask, don't tell" solution to the question of gays in the military wasn't working out as hoped. At this point, he may be the last person in America to have come to that conclusion. He was beaten to the punch, certainly, by two high-profile developments of recent days: His wife's coming out against the policy toward the end of last week, and the conviction of an Army private...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton Pins 'Don't Ask' Failure on Top Brass | 12/12/1999 | See Source »

...Lowdown marks Woody Allens thirtieth outing as a writer-director. This occasion makes it a worthwhile time to look back at the span of Allens accomplishments, a long list of movies that have inspired a love-him-or-hate-him divide among viewers. For those that fall into the first category, below is a list of five interesting but less-discussed Allen films that show both the range of his work and the consistent originality of his career (if youre new to Allen fandom, by all means start with Annie Hall). These titles have mostly fallen off of the radar...

Author: By Edwin Rosenberg, | Title: Woody's Overlooked Gems | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

...primary purpose of the medium: the free exchange of information. And, as every judge knows, since Internet copyright law is still in its formative stages, every case has wide-reaching impact. The Utah case is no exception. "A judge could eventually rule that this injunction harms this couple's First Amendment rights," says Quittner. "On the other hand, the courts could decide that copyright law is copyright law, no matter where it's applied...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Better Be Careful Whose Links You Click... | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

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