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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...they did in 1903. But if you substitute student groups--which to a large extent have replaced final clubs as the cornerstone of students' identity--for the clubs, Roosevelt would feel at home. Harvard students still love a good hierarchy. And, sadly, the institutionalized pecking order of many Harvard student groups is oftentimes just as silly as the turn-of-the-century final club scene seems...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, | Title: Behind the Meritocracy | 9/15/1999 | See Source »

...July 26 meeting, the council voted 6-3 against an order brought up by Councillor Timothy J. Toomey Jr. to notify Healy that his contract would not be renewed past its current June 30, 2000 expiration date...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Council Considers Healy Contract | 9/15/1999 | See Source »

...hurricane is an enormous weather system made up of rain-bearing clouds and extremely high winds. In order for a hurricane to become as powerful as an Andrew or a Floyd, it must encounter several very specific environmental factors, including water temperatures above 80 degrees and a calm upper atmosphere. An Atlantic storm begins its life when high cumulus clouds gather over warm waters, often off the west coast of Africa. These clouds become a circular mass of thunderstorms, shaped by the curvature of the earth's atmosphere. These strong thunderstorms develop into tropical storms as they suck warm surface...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Global Warming Behind the Current Swirl of Hurricanes? | 9/14/1999 | See Source »

...idea that perfect order "evolved" from chaos, inanimate mud or goo, without a Creator or a blueprint, is so stupid that a six-year-old child would reject it. How can something come from nothing? How can incredible diversity and complexity "evolve" mindlessly and randomly from one-celled slugs? And where did they come from? PAT BOONE Los Angeles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 13, 1999 | 9/13/1999 | See Source »

RIDE WITH REAGAN Will 5,000 motorists stick one on for the Gipper? The California State Assembly has approved a Ronald Reagan license plate. (The Reagan library suggests the design below.) If the Governor signs the bill and drivers order it, the plate will be available...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Platitude | 9/13/1999 | See Source »

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