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...Humphreys advocated the "two-model approach" to education, one that would incorporate multiple theories regarding the origin of life, while Alters argued that creation and evolution should not be on equal footing...

Author: By Scott A. Rechler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Scholars Debate Creationsit Theories | 11/9/1999 | See Source »

...years ago, Abramian lost his home and car after he was dismissed from his Harvard post, in what the jury later ruled was discrimination based on national origin and retaliation for his complaints...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Abramian Awaits Harvard Millions | 11/2/1999 | See Source »

...mammals that followed--and the eventual rise of the human species. Says Shubin: "If you look at the major groups of animals in the world today--mammals, crocodiles, turtles, frogs--most appeared during the Triassic, 220 million to 200 million years ago." With new discoveries making the origin of these groups ever more remote, he adds, "any find dating to this period is clearly very crucial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bones from The Dawn of Dinosaurs | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

Gorky's sound will feel familiar to those versed in the acoustic folk-inspired pop ballads of the late '60s and early '70s, with only a slight instrumental and tonal twist betraying the band's Welsh origin. A few of the band's songs have a classical folk ballad for flavor, while others exploit dissonance or vaguely new-age rhythms to add variety to what otherwise could be a monotonously mellow album...

Author: By Ruth A . murray, | Title: Album Review: Spanish Dance Troupe by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

...sculls slip by seemingly without effort in the sport that has demanded so much time through the decades from Harvard men and, lately, from Harvard women. As befits a traditional race, the spectators basked in the sun and munched on fried dough, hot dogs and junk food of unknown origin...

Author: By Jenny E. Heller, | Title: Closing the Door on the Past | 10/26/1999 | See Source »

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