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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...state's science curriculum. In so doing, the board transported its jurisdiction to a never-never land where a Dorothy of the new millennium might exclaim, "They still call it Kansas, but I don't think we're in the real world anymore." The new standards do not forbid the teaching of evolution, but the subject will no longer be included in statewide tests for evaluating students--a virtual guarantee, given the realities of education, that this central concept of biology will be diluted or eliminated, thus reducing courses to something like chemistry without the periodic table, or American history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dorothy, It's Really Oz | 8/23/1999 | See Source »

...this enthusiasm is a good start. But when the follow-up is missing, the charm might as well not start at all. If there's one thing you should not expect from these parties, that is to form lasting relationships. Don't go looking to meet friends, or God forbid a significant other. If you're looking for a hook-up, you're in the right place, but shoot for anything else and parties are bound to disappoint. You may want to set a rule of thumb for yourself: Don't go to parties where you don't know...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Navigating and Surviving Harvard's Social Scene | 6/25/1999 | See Source »

According to Lawless's mother, pageant rules forbid her daughter from making more than one phone call a day in the week before competition. Contestants live in an undisclosed location during the week before the pageant...

Author: By Tova A. Serkin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rising Senior Will Compete For Miss Mass. | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

...will be nice to have the Patriots stay in Boston, but while Pats owner Robert K. Kraft may have made the right decision, the state made the wrong one. Kraft has agreed to pay for a part of his new stadium--heaven forbid--but the state is still footing too much of the bill...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, | Title: In Defense of Connecticut | 5/14/1999 | See Source »

...think Dartboard hasn't noticed. More often than not, head TF Judith Li '94 escorts him from the stage after lecture, protecting him as he flees the premises. By the time curious students make it to the podium, God forbid, to ask a quick question, he's long gone...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Dartboard | 5/7/1999 | See Source »

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