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...visits don't go the way they should have gone, that pervades the college environment and becomes the `norm,'" Rosenthal says...

Author: By Jennifer M. Siegel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Critique Quality of Care at UHS, Cite Misdiagnoses | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

...month before and within striking distance of his two major rivals. Gnarled in a statistical headlock at about 35% each are the Establishment heavyweights: Democrat Hubert ("Skip") Humphrey III, the state's attorney general and son of the late Vice President, and his G.O.P. opponent, Norm Coleman, mayor of St. Paul. Now the Body is a supernova in the nation's staid midterm elections...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Body-Slam Politics | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

...peanut sauce. The dish holds together well as a lighter option that remains flavorful and coherent. Chile rellenos ($9.95) sound unusual as well, advertised as Anaheim and Poblano peppers stuffed with shredded chicken, cheese, sun-dried tomato and pumpkin puree, a combination that dares to depart from the norm. Baja also creates an entirely new form of fusion, a Mexican-style pizza with a tortilla crust, covered by black bean puree, and a selection of toppings ranging from grilled anaheim peppers, grilled corn and jack cheese to spicy ground beef with enchilada sauce or charred vegetables with queso blanco...

Author: By Rebecca U. Weiner, | Title: make a run...beyond the border | 10/8/1998 | See Source »

...same listener also criticized "the mindlessand superficial `Top 40' type of programming whichhas become more and more the norm and erodedprogramming standards to the point where FMclassical music has become a wasteland ofrepetition, predictability, excerpts, warhorses bya handful of overly familiar composers, andsystematic neglect of the vast treasures ofrecorded music...

Author: By Andrew K. Mandel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Music for the Masses? | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

...typical undergraduate schedule is a switch for Riegel. At PCS, she went to class about two days a week and her limited schoolday was the norm...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Behind The Scenes With The Yard's Latest Child Star | 10/2/1998 | See Source »

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