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Also contributing to the early onslaught were sophomore Jeremy Katz and freshman standout Mike Crosby, as both Crimson players netted goals in the quarter...

Author: By Ronald Romero, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Water Polo Suffers Letdown in 10-9 Loss to MIT | 9/23/1998 | See Source »

...hope that somewhere out there, some town can withstand the onslaught of modern culture and consumerism and retain some element of their history and individuality. And, if that fails, there's always the "inexhaustible" array of useless garbage you can buy at Wal-Mart for those of us still seeking variety. Timothy F. Sohn '01, a Crimson editor, is a history and science concentrator in Adams House...

Author: By Timothy F. Sohn, | Title: Where Have the Small Towns Gone? | 9/22/1998 | See Source »

...This onslaught of news is not mere coincidence. It is, in fact, a rarely understood law of nature--a kind of Harmonic Convergence. Every once in a great while, the emergence of an important news event generates so much energy that it actually produces more news, much as the appearance of a bus, after a lengthy wait, triggers the approach of four or five other buses immediately behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News, Newser, Newsest | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

NATO is about to be dragged into a messy war in Kosovo that it doesn't want but may be unable to avoid. In a fierce battle Wednesday, Serb forces ousted the insurgent Kosovo Liberation Army from the coal mining town of Belacevac and prepared for an onslaught on the besieged town of Kijevo -- dubbed "the most dangerous place in Europe" by U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke last week. "A full-scale Serbian offensive against the KLA will force NATO to take action against the Serbs," says TIME correspondent Douglas Waller, who last week accompanied Holbrooke on a futile peace mission...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Serbia, NATO on Collision Course | 6/30/1998 | See Source »

Harvard Dining Services is gearing up the onslaught of hungry students. The first week is especially busy and hours will beextended as needed said Assistant Director forHouse Dining Robert J. Leandro...

Author: By Gregory S. Krauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 5,000 Students to Enroll in Summer School | 6/19/1998 | See Source »

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