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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this age of technology, life moves at a dizzying pace as humanity struggles desperately to keep up. Faced with a veritable glut of news--a war here, an earthquake there, interest rates falling or rising, the introduction of a new wonder drug--we are forced to pick and choose what is important enough to notice. We analyze the booming economy and judge it to be healthy because the Dow Jones closes at a record-breaking 11,000, but ignore the widening chasm between rich and poor; we latch on to the fact that this will be the most expensive presidential...

Author: By Alixandra E. Smith, | Title: 6,000,000,001: A Population Odyssey | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

There are many who see Y6B as a splendid accomplishment, one that reflects progress in the arenas of birth control, medicine, and technology. Thanks to modern healthcare, people have a longer life expectancy than ever before. A drastic reduction in the birth rates of most industrialized nations indicates that population growth is rapidly slowing. Moreover, although scientists long predicted that the earth could never support the numbers of people alive today, the ability of the human race to adapt to their environment seems (so far) to have debunked that theory. From this perspective, it would seem that we have truly...

Author: By Alixandra E. Smith, | Title: 6,000,000,001: A Population Odyssey | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

...time is drawing to a conclusion on this earth," Graham said, adding that his faith has given him confidence to face life after death...

Author: By James Y. Stern, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Billy Graham Asks Students to Respect Cross | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

...Harvard life is different than it was four years ago, and it's not just final clubs that have closed their doors...

Author: By Kirsten G. Studlien, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: What First-years Should Know: Just three years ago, Harvard was a different College | 9/24/1999 | See Source »

...Life's pretty good when seen from the sunny side of .500, which is where at least two of our pigskin prognosticators are sitting after a strong refutation of the previous week's paltry performance. The question you've got to ask yourself: Was last week, when we went a combined 21-24, a fluke and the 8-33 of the week before the representative sample? Or was it the other way around? Do you feel lucky? Our suggestion: Follow us to freedom. And remember, it isn't a loss, it's a score adjustment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NFL: On Top of the Covers | 9/24/1999 | See Source »

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