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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sideline, a dejected Harvard Coach Tim Wheaton dropped his head and muttered, "Some days it's just not meant to happen...

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, | Title: Notorious G.I.Z. | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

...union claimed that the absence of lockout language in the standard player contract meant the owners were liable for guaranteed salaries...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Feerick Rules in Favor of Owners | 10/20/1998 | See Source »

...Crimson began the two-day, 36-hole event already at a disadvantage because sophomore Courtney Leimkuhler was injured. That meant Harvard was without the normal margin of error, because the top four out of five scores make up the team total...

Author: By Josh Dienstag, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Golf Struggles at ECAC Championships | 10/20/1998 | See Source »

More important, it is invaluable as a way of voicing an opinion without voicing an opinion. "The American People won't support ground troops," Senator Trent Lott said about Kosovo last week. What he meant was that he won't support ground troops. But it sounds so much better when the American People...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Speaking for the American People... | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

...mistake to assume--as many scholars have until quite recently--that the absence of abundant artifacts meant the Taino were necessarily more primitive than the grander civilizations of Central and South America. They simply used less durable materials: the Taino relied on wood for building and most craftwork, and much of what they made has disintegrated over the centuries. However, thanks largely to two remarkable digs undertaken over the past two years, archaeologists are dramatically enriching their knowledge of the complex society of the Taino and the sophistication of their artifacts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Archaeology: Before Columbus | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

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