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Finding a mate and starting a family is difficult while trying to fulfill departmental duties and publish the scholarship necessary to achieve tenure...

Author: By Erica B. Levy, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: WOMEN in the HUMANITIES | 3/25/1999 | See Source »

...Michael Redd, Scoonie's backcourt mate, is also a solid player and should give UConn some problems in the semifinal game...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Goin' Bohlen: More March Madness Musings | 3/23/1999 | See Source »

...time a reporter gets on you because you haven’t answered a legal mate section, you're never going to get rid of them," he said. "It's like having a flea...

Author: By Steven E. Stryer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Donaldson Defends Media Coverage of Clinton Affair | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

There is in fact a respectable evolutionary rationale for such "irrational" female choices. Women may want loyal, provider-type mates to help them raise their children. But if their sons are, in turn, to be attractive to other women--and hence keep the lineage thriving--it might help if Dad is a heartbreaker himself. Unfortunately, though, physical attractiveness is not a reliable guide to reproductive "fitness," as in health and wealth. Consider the peacock. Its gorgeous tail renders it highly vulnerable to predators, so any peahen with a concern for her sons' longevity should opt for a more modestly endowed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Real Truth About The Female Body | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

Storey brought the puck up from the Crimson zone, looking to capitalize on the first power play of the period. He dished off to junior line-mate Matt Scorsune, who sent a slap shot from the point flying past Underhill, putting Harvard up 2-1 at 2:44 into the second...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Hockey Escapes Lynah, Still Alive in ECAC | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

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