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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...people they like the best too, despite the fact that they were randomly assigned. Chances are you would have hated your power-hungry roommate if you knew him from a student organization, or your loud-mouthed roommate if you overheard her in a dining hall, or your grade-grubbing roommate if you met him in a class. But when we live with these people, "power-hungry" becomes "dedicated," "loud-mouthed" becomes "outspoken," "grade-grubbing" becomes "conscientious"--not because we're blind to these people's habits, but because we understand the motivations behind them. The better we know people...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Shadowing the Enemy | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

...would say she manages pretty well," says Mukuna. "When I grade her papers she does like other good students in class. She never asked for an extension...

Author: By Georgia N. Alexakis and Lori I. Diamond, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Student Moms Juggle Schoolwork, Parenting | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

Convinced that the workload that comes with the social studies sophomore tutorial is "ridiculous for single parents," Ocon is looking into a more strategic course selection. Ocon's lowest grade during midterms may have been a B-, but her three courses this semester left her staring blankly at a computer screen, trying to remember how to do endnotes. Switching concentrations remains yet another possibility...

Author: By Georgia N. Alexakis and Lori I. Diamond, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Student Moms Juggle Schoolwork, Parenting | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

...Grade A poultry--which arrives at dining halls in vacuum sealed bags--is also cooked thoroughly to prevent the growth of bacteria such as Salmonella...

Author: By Lisa B. Keyfetz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: You Are What You Eat | 12/9/1997 | See Source »

...whole thing was a scam. "Do you like cats?" Julia asked us. "Nope," I typed back, nudging Zoe and Ella to watch as I tripped up the primitive program. "I like pizza." "Great," replied Julia. "I go crazy for pizza." Doh! Next, Ella, the bawdiest member of her first-grade class (she can sing virtually any Green Day song, four-letter-word for word), pecked out an unprintable suggestion. Julia didn't miss a beat: "You eat with that mouth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TECHWATCH: WHAT'S HOT IN BOTS | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

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