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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that he scored a disappointing 25 percent on that little pop quiz. His academic record in this particular case would actually overestimate the extent of his knowledge, a revelation that can be buttressed by his recent confusion of Slovenia and Slovakia and inability to distinguish a Greek from a Grecian. (Bradley, on the other hand, was smart enough to refuse to play the game when queried by Hiller...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Bush No Brainiac | 11/12/1999 | See Source »

...funny little voice it is too, with its mix of the banal and the absurd (U.S. STUDENTS LEAD WORLD IN TV JINGLE RECALL; GRECIAN FORMULA FALLS INTO NON-GRECIAN HANDS; HEALTH INSURANCE: ARE YOU PAYING ENOUGH?). It's also one you can expect to hear more of in the future. While the Onion has a circulation of 160,000 (it can be found on newsstands in Milwaukee, Wis., Chicago and Denver, as well as in Madison) and claims 200,000 readers on the Internet www.theonion.com) it will be sold in Borders and Barnes & Noble bookstores nationwide starting this week. Early...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All the News That's Unfit | 11/16/1998 | See Source »

Council Member Michael A. Sullivan saidcomplaints about noise often undermine the city'scultural vibrancy. For example, citizens objectedto the late night conclusion of Central Square's75-year-old Grecian festival...

Author: By Jennifer M. Siegel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Despite Complaints, St. Paul's Bells Ring | 6/26/1998 | See Source »

Happily, Duke's aesthetic dovetails with Halston's. Like his predecessor, Duke is comfortable with knits and fabrics that drape the body in what he calls a "neo-Grecian look." His clothes are glamorous and luxurious but not outre. They have an American smartness and good sense about them without being dowdy or frumpy. His fall '98 collection featured intricately beaded gowns, skirts and tops, often paired with a coat or sweater of the same color in a softer fabric. It's a look in which almost anyone shines. Marin Hopper, fashion director of Elle, thinks Duke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: Boogie Nights Are Back | 5/4/1998 | See Source »

Music for a Grecian...

Author: By Matthew A. Carter, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Severed Head | 10/31/1997 | See Source »

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