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Dates: during 1990-1999
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That's a lot of confidence for a newcomer to the collegiate diving scene, but it takes confidence to dive, whether it be 100 feet below the ocean's surface, 10,000 feet above the ground, five feet above a mobbed mosh pit, or off of a one-meter diving board, in Matt Murray's case...

Author: By Dov J. Glickman, | Title: Matt Murray Jumps Into Men's Diving Team, Not Mosh Pits | 12/1/1995 | See Source »

After venturing into uncharted territory for his last two films, "Cape Fear" and "The Age of Innocence," Martin Scorsese is back on hallowed ground with "Casino...

Author: By Jon Bonanno, | Title: A Price For Every Greedy Pleasure | 11/30/1995 | See Source »

Shalikashvili revealed that the mission could cost $2 billion -- not the initial White House estimate of $1.2 billion -- and that the total number of American ground troops in the region would be 32,000. About 3,500 reservists would also be called up. "Once you get away from the 20,000 troops in Bosnia," says TIME's Thompson, "the numbers can be a little goofy. The best guess at this time, including the support troops, is a figure somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000 committed to the operation in Bosnia and rim countries like Hungary and Italy." House hearings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NEW NUMBERS | 11/30/1995 | See Source »

...face it. All the "Hello Days," "Springfests" and "Gala Balls" in the world aren't going to make students respect and support the Undergraduate Council. It's honest work on relevant matters, responsible stewardship of funds and holding an ear to the ground that will make the council the locus it so desperately and incompetently tries to be. That's something we'd cheer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Spirit Week': A Miserable Failure | 11/29/1995 | See Source »

There may be a Republican primary contest in New York after all. A federal judge has struck down GOP rules for New York's presidential primary on the ground that they set unfair barriers to would-be candidates. (To reach the ballot, each must collect tens of thousands of signatures from registered Republicans in all 31 state districts.) Under the order by U.S. District Judge Edward Korman, the Party must allow candidates on the Republican ballot if they collect 1.41 percent from each district (about 150 signatures), more in line with the Democrats' requirements. TIME's Laurence Barrett says Korman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TAMMANY HALL IN TROUBLE | 11/28/1995 | See Source »

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