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...intervening months, the major players in these negotiations have said precious little about what the Radcliffe of the future will look like...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: As Radcliffe Looks Ahead, Harvard Still Seems Wary | 2/4/1999 | See Source »

Charney also led a committee that opposed Harvard's original plans for the construction of the Knafel Center for Government and International Studies, which residents complained would take away precious green space from the neighborhood...

Author: By Jason M. Goins, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Parish May Lose Use Of Swedenborg Chapel | 2/4/1999 | See Source »

...recent interview with The Crimson, Lewis expressed his opinion that Harvard was a "rare and precious privilege" and that if students were to slow down, they might risk "wasting" their opportunities. While we agree with his assessment of Harvard as a valuable resource, we couldn't disagree more about how students should spend their time. If there has been one upside to the campus debate over career choices, it has been the increasing realization that Harvard may be churning out dangerously one-dimensional individuals. The College does have much to offer that is rare and precious--a first-rate liberal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Student's Dean | 2/3/1999 | See Source »

...Hockey East), Harvard (8-10-1, 3-9-1 ECAC) found itself trailing, 3-2 Sensing the urgency of the situation, the Crimson attacked the Huskies' net with six men, sending a flurry of shots towards freshman goaltender Jason Braun. But nothing went through. Meanwhile, precious seconds ticked away...

Author: By Richard S. Lee, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Extra Time No Charm For Icemen | 2/3/1999 | See Source »

...little precious for Republicans to cite these worries, since the notion of investing Social Security funds in the market has been kicked around the G.O.P. for years. And Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin had a nice retort to Greenspan: an independent body would oversee the investments, he said, so "there will be no--zero!--government involvement...I might add that the Federal Reserve Board itself is a very good example...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Social Security: Sticking His Neck Out | 2/1/1999 | See Source »

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