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...Brown students vote by a margin of 2,956 to 863 to strike for one week after University officials cut the budget and fail to address student concerns. Classes were still held and buildings remained open, "for anyone who wished to attend." On the same day, a fire destroyed the 91-year old building that housed the biology department of Tufts University. 17 - A woman is raped in the bathroom of Lamont Library, prompting administrators to move the women's restrooms to the first and fourth floor, and install combination locks on the doors. 28 - The United States Embassy orders...

Author: By Robin S. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 4 Years of Harvard: 1971-1975 | 6/6/2000 | See Source »

Demakis won the race--by a narrow margin of 137 votes--and has held the post ever since, increasing his margin of victory each reelection period. And he says he is grateful that he took as long as he did to aim for the office...

Author: By Nathaniel L. Schwartz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Demakis Pursues Lifelong Passion for Public Service | 6/6/2000 | See Source »

...MTV/TIME poll of 616 17- to 24-year-olds was conducted March 31-April 4. Margin of error: +/- 4.1%. Other sources: CNN/USA Today/Gallup polls; Yankelovich Monitor

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MTV: TIME Poll: MTV/TIME Poll | 5/29/2000 | See Source »

Beyond production efficiency that has helped Nokia achieve a profit margin of 24% (others "barely eke out 1% to 5%," says the Yankee Group's Craig Ellingsworth), another Nokia strength is a corporate culture remarkably free of politics and oversize egos. That lends itself to fruitful partnerships, such as Nokia's deal with AT&T to develop a phone for the launch of the carrier's Digital One Rate plan in late 1997, which was crucial to establishing the Nokia brand in the U.S. Ollila, a married father of three, explains, "When you come from a little country this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making the Call | 5/29/2000 | See Source »

...following responses are from a questionnaire I gave to a statistically insignificant sample of recent Harvard graduates. The margin of error is in the double digits...

Author: By Christina S. Lewis, | Title: Some Tales From the Great Beyond | 5/26/2000 | See Source »

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