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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that it would not deserve mention--but for the fact that the administration does not regard it as true! And even if the material covered by a given A.P. course were comparable to the material in two half-courses (which I do not believe), it is plain that the gain derived from a year of college is greater than the sum of the individual courses which comprise...

Author: By Daniel M. Suleiman, | Title: The Advanced Standing Deficit | 2/9/1999 | See Source »

Every ECAC team has eight games remaining on the schedule. The point Harvard did gain did move the Crimson past Dartmouth into sole possession of the final playoff spot. However, that won't be nearly enough...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: M. Hockey Tie Means Sole Possession of Last Playoff Spot | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

...fact is that religious viewpoints have as much right to be expressed and believed as any other. Otherwise the First Amendment would be meaningless. Since we live in a republic, if such views gain majority status through their expression, I can hardly imagine that they could not shape the formation of public policy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Preserving Free Speech | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

...banana battle grows increasingly absurd as it threatens to spread to other food groups, from ham and cheese to wafers and waffles, and to such oddities as candles, cashmere sweaters and model trains. That's because the U.S. targeted for tariffs 17 European exports chosen to "gain the most leverage" over European protectionists. How? Mainly by targeting the British, French and Italians, who have pushed to restrict Latin bananas and to favor those grown in former European colonies, like Martinique and Cameroon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Banana Wars | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

...PAIN, BUT STILL A GAIN Two studies published last week show that easy everyday activities like brisk walking, housework and gardening can improve cholesterol and blood-pressure levels about as effectively as more strenuous exercises like running and aerobics. Body fat drops...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Feb. 8, 1999 | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

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