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Word: optioning (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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here at Harvard we need not worry too much about the ruling--it will only apply to public universities, and besides, we already have the option to opt out entirely of our $20 annual student activities fee Still, the Court's decision could have long range implications for the viability of student fees at all universities, and the dispute offers occasion to examine our own views about these fees...

Author: By Adam R. Kovacevich, | Title: Subsizing Dynamism | 4/5/1999 | See Source »

...alternative, dismissal, means separation from the College, usually for more than five years, with the option of petition for readmission--a move that requires the vote of the full Faculty. On March9, the Faculty voted to dismiss D. Drew Douglas,Class of 2000, an undergraduate who pled guilty toindecent assault and battery last September...

Author: By Jenny E. Heller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: The Coalition Calls | 4/5/1999 | See Source »

...wouldn't be at all surprising if Milosevic now begins to sue for peace in the hope of ending his battle with NATO in a position of strength," says Dowell. The temptation for Milosevic to pursue a "peace offensive" would be strengthened by the limits on NATO's options. Despite discussing protecting Kosovar Albanians in an autonomous zone, the alliance remains loath to fight its way in. A ground invasion of Kosovo would demand more than 100,000 troops, and would inevitably involve extensive casualties. "If Milosevic stopped his offensive, withdrew some of his forces and opened dialogue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kosovo: Chronicle of a Mess Foretold | 4/2/1999 | See Source »

...field closes down forever, and you get a footnote in history); or b) write a book of such tantalizing perplexity and controversy that it stays on the required-reading list for centuries to come. Which would you choose? Many philosophers will reluctantly admit that they would go for option b). If they had to choose, they would rather be read than right. The Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein tried brilliantly to go for a) and ended up with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN: Philosopher | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

Thanks to the Harvard-Radcliffe Student Committees on Premedical Education (SCOPE), students planning on taking the MCAT have another option. This semester, SCOPE is offering a low-cost MCAT prep course taught by students who have just taken the test themselves and have succeeded...

Author: By Kyle D. Hawkins, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cutting Down Costs: SCOPE Offers $20 MCAT Prep Class | 3/26/1999 | See Source »

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