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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Which brings me to my solution. Keep the tradition of the Hasty Pudding show alive but also start a new tradition by forming a female equivalent. None of this is to say that the inclusion of women in the Pudding cast would "lessen the quality" of the HPT but rather that it would cause it to adopt a different quality. There is something about the show in its current form which is a unique brand of entertainment which we at Harvard and many of our theater alumni are willing to stand up for. BRYAN W. LEACH...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Another Option for Pudding | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

...actors, staff, and crew--male or female, queer or straight--currently involved in this year's Pudding production, have a moral and ethical obligation to walk out of production until an agreement to admit actresses to next year's production is reached. To say that acting by females will lessen the quality of HPT 152 is an insult to the talent of our actresses as well as to the inventiveness and creativity of the Pudding production staff...

Author: By Matthew E. Johnson, | Title: Time to Put Women in Drag, Too | 12/10/1998 | See Source »

...given that the players in the industry--from the Coop, to publishers and authors, to professors, to even the financial aid office--are either unable or unwilling to lessen the burden of textbook prices, using technology to give students more choice over what to read may be the only way to significantly lower the bill. --Sasha A. Haines-Stiles contributed to the reporting of this article...

Author: By Michael L. Shenkman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Budgeting 101 | 12/1/1998 | See Source »

Bupropion, sold under the brand name Zyban, is a prescription drug that works on the brain to lessen the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. It has also been used under the name Wellbutrin to treat folks with depression. Patients who take Zyban tend not to gain weight when they quit smoking. The drug can be used alone or, to increase your chances of success, in combination with the patch. Zyban is not for you, however, if you suffer a seizure disorder, have ever had a head injury or stroke or already take Wellbutrin or certain other psychotropic medications...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Calling It Quits | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

...entrance? And since most children don't outgrow peanut allergies, what happens after graduation? The best way to deal with peanut allergies isn't by outlawing the crunchy little legumes--which are an excellent source of protein--but by doing some homework and taking a few crucial precautions to lessen the risk of injury...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Don't Ban Peanuts | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

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