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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Because they had to spend time in active duty, service officers were away from Harvard for fairly long periods of time, during which they could get College credit. They were never together at Harvard, and nobody kept the same roommates from year to year...

Author: By Caitlin E. Anderson and Brendan H. Gibbon, S | Title: A Farewell to Arms | 6/2/1997 | See Source »

Athletics and activities were not the only aspects of student life affected by the war. A social life also fell by the wayside as many students kept constant come-and-go of Harvard men made it especially difficult for members of this class to get to know one another...

Author: By Caitlin E. Anderson and Brendan H. Gibbon, S | Title: A Farewell to Arms | 6/2/1997 | See Source »

...crimes against children. The resulting outcry inspired New Jersey's 'Megan's Law' requiring that communities be notified when sex offenders move in. Versions the law have been adopted in New Jersey and other states, and President Clinton last year signed a federal version. Court challenges have kept the New Jersey law from being enforced most of the time since it was enacted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Megan's Law' Killer Found Guilty | 5/30/1997 | See Source »

ATLANTA: Staphylococcus, the bacterium responsible for most hospital-acquired infections, is rapidly becoming resistant to the antibiotic which has kept it in check for decades, the Centers for Disease Control confirmed Wednesday. The development, first reported by the Dallas Morning News, may leave doctors without an adequate way to kill the organism and could eventually lead to an unstoppable wave of deadly infections in hospitals. First discovered in Japan, the new strain showed an "intermediate" level of resistance to the antibiotic vancomycin, which has been used worldwide to fight off Staphylococcus and other stubborn types of bacteria for the past...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Unstoppable Bacteria | 5/28/1997 | See Source »

...that signals it's ok to race -- and pass other drivers. But the lights mounted on the track wall remained yellow. After the race, Goodyear was furious, maintaining he slowed down because he thought the caution light was still on. Luyendyk, facing conflicting signals, simply drove on. "I just kept going," the 43-year-old Luyendyk said. "I said, 'What the hell, they better know what they're doing. I better just keep doing what I've been doing.' " Tuesday, that was enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Finally, a Dry Run at Indy | 5/27/1997 | See Source »

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