Word: linings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota last November, he was more likely to be a punch line on "The Late Show With David Letterman" than to be considered a respected political figure...
...with this added convenience, of course, has come the need for some regulation, a code of conduct, some controlling authority which is sorely lacking. There's nothing worse than the crush of students in line at kiosks between classes in the Science Center or at Boylston, where the line snakes so hellishly far out of the hallway that it blocks the stairs. It's impossible to prevent this kind of traffic jam, but common courtesy would help alleviate it. By standards much less severe than those of Mayor Guiliani, the typical e-mail check at a kiosk should be brief...
...current, frequent misuse of the terminals causes not only long lines but also creates anger in the hearts of those who only stand and wait. Apart from a spontaneous and collective conversion to new behavior, we may need an on-screen reminder to help us out, a guardian angel, if you will, telling us when we've exceeded our fair share of time and pointing out the line growing behind us. Surely someone in CS50 could write such a program...
Another welcomed surprise to the Harvard line-up was the emergence of first-year Colby Hall in the No. 6 slot. In the Crimson's heartbreaking Howe Cup loss, Hall managed to sweep Princeton's Emily Eynon in three games...
...vote. "The White House was confident that given a normal legislative process with weeks of hearings and plenty of advance warning, it could muster the votes to win this one," says TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan. "On the other hand, Senator Lott knew he could hold the line against the treaty if he caught the White House off guard with a quick vote." Although the two sides may agree to postpone the battle, Republicans want it to wait until after the 2000 elections, while the White House wants a vote before President Clinton leaves office...