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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Moral Reasoning is unlike some of the other areas because it doesn't fit any one particular discipline," Verba said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Core Offerings Increase Slightly, Some Areas Still Sparse | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

During the term, we as students invest all our might, racking our brains, even losing massive amounts of sleep, just to conceptualize information. How great life would be if more of that time was spent trying to figure out how the flaws-turned-gems of life fit into the context of existence. Academics and extracurriculars are important, even vital to our dynamic campus, but the weekly schedule can become stifling. Stepping back, dropping the task at hand for an evening (even if it means sacrificing a grade!) and embracing spontaneity or quality reflection time can be rejuvenating. Maybe the break...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Making the Most of Milestones | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

...candidates fit the progressive bill. A handful, including front-runner Michael E. Capuano, the mayor of Somerville, support a strong, national defense. Others support charter schools and vouchers. One candidate has called health maintenance organizations the "future" of efficient and effective health care...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Republican Congress Will Likely Await 8th Winner | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

Then, just before landfall, Opal had another change of heart. She fizzled. By the time the storm crossed the coast, its winds diminished by at least a third. Until then, however, it fit Jarrell's vision of what the Big One will be like: traffic jams and cars blown wholesale into storm-surge waters. "I'm afraid you're going to drown hundreds if not thousands of people," says Jarrell. "And it's going to happen some time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Waiting For Hurricane X | 9/7/1998 | See Source »

...NASA can determine that Senator Glenn is fit for space flight at age 77, why does the Federal Aviation Administration require commercial pilots to stop flying at 60? If NASA thinks a 77-year-old Glenn is good enough for it, you can bet I'd want to have him in the pilot's seat of the airliner I'm riding in. CARL ZIEGLER Hugo, Minn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 7, 1998 | 9/7/1998 | See Source »

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