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...pound relentlessly at their laptops, the procrastinator stares into space, calls up forgotten friends, performs elaborate and time-con-suming rituals such as nail-polish application, and stays at dinner from 5:30 p.m. until removal by the dining hall staff...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Our Town PAM WASSERSTEIN | 1/8/1999 | See Source »

...embryos to get one hit). Japanese scientists hope to learn more when other calves--cloned from liver, kidney and heart cells--are born next spring. The beef industry is anxiously awaiting the answer: the clones come from a line of prize cows whose meat sells for $100 a pound...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Clone a Herd | 12/21/1998 | See Source »

...summers ago, she worked from 2 p.m. to midnight, lifting 40-pound metal parts on an assembly line. It did not leave much time, or energy, to focus on playing basketball...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Road to Recovery: Janowski Fights to Pursue Hoop Dreams | 12/16/1998 | See Source »

Cultural Survival, a non-profit organization to benefit the rights of indigenous people around the world, decked Pound Hall at the Law School with gifts and crafts from around the world this weekend at its annual bazaar...

Author: By Meredith B. Osborn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Annual Cultural Bazaar Benefits Native Peoples | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

Soros made his billions as a financial speculator, moving money around the world in different currencies in order to make a profit. At the high point in his career he made $1 billion short-selling the British pound, and became known as the "Man Who Broke the Bank of England...

Author: By Meredith B. Osborn, | Title: Billionaires Buying Democracy | 12/11/1998 | See Source »

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