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Going back to school used to be a simple matter. Buy some shoes, grab a few pencils and head on out the door. But your academic survival kit isn't complete nowadays if you're missing the vaccination against hepatitis B, a virus that can destroy the liver. Not only do more and more schools across the U.S. recommend the shots, but 22 states now require it for enrollment in kindergarten or first grade. Not to be outdone, the American College Health Association is launching a campaign this fall that features extreme-sports athletes like Olympic snowboarder Barrett Christy urging...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Worth a Shot | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

...felt awesome," Oslowski said. "To score the goal and have five or six guys come running over and grab you in celebration--it's a great feeling...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Friars Sermonize M. Soccer | 9/24/1998 | See Source »

...thought about was, as it were, the surface of the canvas--the tension and originality with which the director slapped, slathered or slashed his colors on it. Like their painterly progenitors, many of these filmmakers are craftsmen of a rare order. They know how to arrest your eye and grab your attention, purely through the sophistication and intricacy of the technique by which they orchestrate chases, explosions or mass destruction of one sort or another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Abstractly Expressive | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

After barely missing out on league championships in each of the last three seasons, the Harvard players hope this is their year to grab Ivy glory. WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: With Hart Still Intact, W. Volley. Seeks Title | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

...recession comes, economists say, the cause will be the inability of countries such as Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico and Venezuela to buy as many U.S. exports with their devalued currencies--and the hit on U.S. wages and corporate earnings as cheap imports from those countries grab a greater share of the U.S. consumer's wallet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What A Drag! | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

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