Word: peaks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Union has been running long lines this year at peak lunch and dinner hours, Nathans said, and that problem will probably be exacerbated in Annenberg Hall because first-years will pour out of large lecture classes directly into the hall...
Since interhouse dining will not initially be allowed, the Harvard Shuttle Service may run more shuttles at peak hours to allow upperclass students to return quickly to their houses to eat, Assistant Dean of Students Sarah E. Flatley said yesterday...
Second, Harvard should institute 24-hour directory assistance. One could argue that such a service would be prohibitively expensive. We disagree, especially since very few operators would be needed during non-peak hours. Our friends at Yale enjoy 24-hour directory assistance...
...junior in high school last year, my sister just smiled her way in, braces and all. Many boast about having earned admittance with a mere Harvard student ID, never mind that it reveals proof of their underage shame. During off-peak hours (and this is the majority of the week at a place like Harvard), students usually stroll right in without even being carded...
...mixed blessing. Anxious to avoid a repeat of 1993, when supplies of PowerBook laptops exceeded demand, Spindler's staff erred in the other direction, drastically underestimating the demand for the new line and failing to produce enough to meet orders. Apple expected growth for its computers to peak at 23% a year, a few points higher than the industry average for computers; demand growth, however, turned out to be a stunning 35%, says Tim Bajarin, a Silicon Valley computer marketing consultant. Says he: "Demand for Macintoshes is running higher than it's ever been." The company now has $1 billion...