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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...alive again, and eager to see Grrrl die. She has been abusing you for a while now; last time she blew you away with a fusillade from her nail gun. And as you glide along the blue gray corridors of this ghostly computer-generated world, finger itchy at the trigger, it's Grrrl you're after. The fact that in real life Grrrl is a pretty twentysomething who rudely shooed you out of her office just before the game started has nothing to do with it, you tell yourself. This is war--or its virtual equivalent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FUN AND GAMES IN CYBERSPACE | 10/14/1996 | See Source »

...sense a presence over your right shoulder. Before you can turn to defend yourself, however, the scene on the screen lurches and topples. You've fallen, and you aren't getting up, as the line across the top of the screen makes clear: "Reviser is pierced by Grrrl's nail gun." Again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FUN AND GAMES IN CYBERSPACE | 10/14/1996 | See Source »

...they believe they can nail candidates for terminal elitism by asking them if they know the cost of a quart of milk or a dozen eggs. (Correct answer in nondairy states: "I don't know; I'm watching my cholesterol." Real correct answer: "Good God, man, I'm trying to figure out how to govern the world's most powerful nation, not win a slot on The Price Is Right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IF ONLY WE ASKED... | 10/7/1996 | See Source »

...showed a lot of heart out there," the junior forward said. "We fought tooth and nail down a goal and came through. That was a big improvement for us, because we had problems against Cornell when we gave up an early goal...

Author: By Owen C. Lafreniere, | Title: Men's Soccer Upsets Nationally-Ranked Terriers, 2-1 | 9/26/1996 | See Source »

Last year's matchup saw the Crimson lose a nail-biter here in Cambridge by the score of 28-24. Harvard still leads the series overall 34-5-1 in Ivy League play, and will definitely be looking to smash a few facemasks in New York. SPORTS CUBE PREDICTS Michael E. Ginsberg, Assoc. Sports Ed. Harvard 27 Columbia 24 Todd F. Braunstein, President Columbia 7 Harvard 2 Elizabeth M. Angell, Assoc. Mag. Editor Columbia 21 Harvard 14 Jeffrey N. Gell, Senior Editor Harvard 20 Columbia...

Author: By Joseph W. Lind, | Title: Gridders Off to Columbia to Open '96 Ivy Season | 9/21/1996 | See Source »

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