Word: giant
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have the rest of our lives to go to LL Cool J concerts. But when else do students have the opportunity to throw themselves onto a giant wall of Velcro, or smack each other over the head with giant foam boxing gloves? The corraling of legal-aged students into a special cage for beer drinkers may not have been the most aesthetically pleasing solution to the problem of providing alcohol, but turning the event into a "BYOB affair," as the staff suggest, is a recipe for disaster. And the MAC Quad was the perfect location for the festivities. Had they...
...against the Minutemen--New England's top-ranked team--and was primed to help the Crimson (21-9, 9-3 Ivy) secure Beantown bragging rights for the first time since 1991. The righthander will now have to await a May 4 rescheduled date before trying his hand at some giant-killing on the diamond...
Will Yahoo follow suit? For now, Yang's path to portalhood goes through something called Yahoo Online, a full-bore online access service launched last month with long-distance giant MCI. Unfortunately, AOL pretty much staked out the $14.95-a-month turf years ago, and you get the feeling Yang knows it. "MCI is a way of getting our users to Yahoo faster," he says, "but it's just one of many." Like more personalization, maybe? If traffic on the new Excite starts soaring, Levy predicts, "you'll see Yahoo follow suit. The Web's rules are being rewritten weekly...
Animal-rights activists claim the deaths are further evidence of Disney's abysmal record with wildlife. They recall the cruelty charges brought against the entertainment giant after six vultures died at its Discovery Island park in 1989. "When it comes to animals," says Joe Taksel, managing director of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida, "Disney should stick to Mickey Mouse." Some activists plan to picket the park on opening...
...only a pair of brand-new Boeing 737s sporting brightly colored orange-and-green tail fins, Pro Air Inc. is America's newest passenger airline. Launched in Detroit's City Airport last July by former Boeing lawyer Kevin Stamper, Pro Air offers fares as much as 85% less than giant Northwest Airlines' on comparable routes. Passengers flocked to Pro Air, but Northwest, which dominates traffic in Detroit, was not about to let Pro Air grab share. Northwest quickly cut prices and added seats to Pro Air destinations, including Baltimore, Md.; Newark, N.J.; and Indianapolis, Ind. Under this assault...