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...main purpose is to translate the philosophy of Outward Bound and [of] organizations like it into forms that can be used in the classroom, the school, the community," he says...

Author: By Stephanie K. Clifford, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: EDUCATION | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

Unbeknownst to Tucker at the time, the LONEOS program, a professional search effort at Lowell Observatory, had already sighted the comet, but the program mistook the comet for a common Main Belt asteroid...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS HELP DISCOVER NEW COMETS | 10/13/1998 | See Source »

Gould's course last semester is the most glaring exception to the EPC recommendation, but in several other courses the use of undergraduates to help teach and grade has become an accepted practice. In General Education 156, "The Information Age, Its Main Currents and Their Intermingling," for example, Professor Anthony G. Oettinger employs an undergraduate to assist him and to provide feedback on response papers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hiring the Blind to Lead the Blind | 10/13/1998 | See Source »

...50th running of the Main Memorial Trophy between Harvard and Yale at Franklin Park, the Crimson brought home the hardware. Harvard placed five of the top eight runners to record 24 points to Yale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Men's Cross-Country Holds Sway Over Old Eli at Franklin Park Meet | 10/13/1998 | See Source »

...talking, but Schepisi was apparently in favor of the faithful-to-the-book version turned in by Laura Jones, who has adapted several books for film, including "Portrait of a Lady" and "A Thousand Acres." Columbia, scared off by the book's less romantic aspects -- the main character is an overweight lummox who moves to bleakest Newfoundland -- wanted a more conventional love story. Both Travolta's and Columbia's reps say they're committed to the film. They only need to find a director and a script before Travolta finishes "The General's Daughter" and moves on to another irresistible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Shipping Blues | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

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