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However, his successor, President A. Lawrence Lowell, Class of 1877, who replaced Eliot in 1909, led the movement for racially restrictive admissions at Harvard, supported by a majority of the alumni. Fearing that American political and social institutions could not survive in a heterogeneous society, Lowell attempted to enact a...

Author: By Geoffrey A. Fowler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Diversity Dilemmas | 6/10/1999 | See Source »

About one year later, a front-page article in the New York Times led a media blitz that managed to blow even this important discovery out of proportion, making Folkman sound steps away from a cure for cancer in humans.

Author: By Sasha A. Haines-stiles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Folkman Battles Cancer, Spotlight | 6/10/1999 | See Source »

77% Proportion of parents surveyed who say they would like to use a V-chip to block TV programs, if they had one

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: May 31, 1999 | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

NATO has reacted with a forthright apology and expression of "deep regret." This may not placate the Chinese, but given the circumstances, it is the best NATO can do. In times of war, such unintended mishaps are bound to occur. The inevitability of such incidents makes them no less tragic...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: An Unfortunate Accident | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

Before the had his picture taken for the year-book, Constantine M. Caraminis '99 says he had no idea his head size was an issue. "I think my head has reasonable proportion," he says. "If it's disproportionately large, I never thought about it." His perceptions were warped when, as...

Author: By V.c. Hallett, | Title: HEAD OF THE CLASS | 5/6/1999 | See Source »

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