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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Harvard, which saw its five-game winning streak snapped, fell behind early when B.C. sophomore Jennifer Hall knocked home a pass from senior Nicki Novocin. The Eagles maintained their slim advantage into the half. HARVARD...

Author: By Richard B. Tenorio, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Eagles Scratch Out 3-1 Win Over Field Hockey | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

...gets going, "It's totally American. Drag racing was born in America, people come from all over to see it." It's hard to dispute the particular American-ness of the whole thing. Weaving between the last few cars waiting for their final run of the night, we pass a slim, demure-looking girl with glasses and a pink sweatshirt. She's chatting with a man tinkering with the monstous engine of his Mustang. "What's it like running out there?" she responds to our question, "Tonight was shitty. The accelerator was loose and the fuckin 'clutch jammed...

Author: By Rebecca U. Weiner, | Title: Drag Night | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

...staff members pass out protective gear...

Author: By Evelyn H. Sung, | Title: RAINBOW WARRIOR | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

...Pass the tofu...

Author: By Eloise D. Austin, | Title: The Deer Hunter | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

Most interesting, perhaps, is the "people's choice" list on the Modern Library's Web site. Random House has been allowing those who pass by its Web site to cast their own votes for the 100 best, and the results are quite bizarre. Though John Q. Internet has kept The Great Gatsby and The Sound and the Fury in the top 50, he's also added Starship Troopers and several works by Stephen King. Four works in the top ten are by Ayn Rand. Number one, Atlas Shrugged, has received many more votes than the first non-Rand entry, Battlefield...

Author: By Erwin R. Rosinberg, | Title: The Top 100 Novels...or Marketing Ploys? | 10/21/1998 | See Source »

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