Word: pens
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...YORK: Continuing the conglomeration of all things media, German giant Bertelsmann AG snapped up America's largest publishing house Monday. Random House, which hires such pen-pushers as Michael Crichton, Norman Mailer and John Updike, was sold for an undisclosed sum. The big news for web users is that Bertelsmann, the world's third-largest media company (behind Time Warner and Disney), is in the midst of creating BooksOnline, a rival to Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble -- which will be a lot more comfortable with Random House's back catalog...
...result, every T-shirt, pen or mug that bears the Harvard name must be approved by the University, a task which falls to the trademark office...
Rounding out the pen are several rookies--and a quarterback. Freshmen John Birtwell, who brings a potent fast-ball and slider, and Graham McKay, who sports a decent curve as his out pitch, could break into the box scores. Sophomore Rich Linden, crossing from Harvard Stadium to O'Donnell Field, abandoned the outfield he played in high school to attempt to crack the staff...
...have been sitting in our favorite row in Emerson 210 on time. With the doors locked, Dartboard was left banging on glass, unheard and unaided. We then had to rush around to the side door and dash up the stairs, only to arrive into the distinctive midterm silence of pen on paper. And we apologize--after our minor ordeal, Dartboard had to trample over two poor souls in order to get to the room's one remaining seat. Next time we'll be hours early...
...proceedings. The millionaire-filled hockey "Dream Team" won just one of its four games, and, pining perhaps for the days of being an amateur underdog, trashed parts of the Olympic Village before departing. A sparkly Tara Lipinski ("Occupation: pupil") and an obviously disappointed Michelle Kwan ("Hobby: corresponding with pen pals") claimed gold and silver, but Nicole Bobek, who'd hoped to join them on the medal stand, ended up a disappointing 17th. It generally fell to women to lift America's spirits: Nikki Stone, told she could never ski again after a back injury two years ago, claiming a gold...