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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...perhaps most disconcerting of all was that most of them were failing. My roommmate applied to at least six or seven different organizations before landing his job at the Boston Heart Foundation, presumably because other wild-eyed pre-meds had beaten him to the punch everywhere else. And he was one of the lucky ones. Others, unable to find any gainful employment, were forced to go home, heads hanging in defeat, to work at McDonald...

Author: By Timothy P. Yu, | Title: Resume-itis and the Summer Job Crisis | 11/15/1993 | See Source »

...chefs, adding MSG is seen as an unfairadvantage used only by the less competent gourmet,like throwing a spitball or spiking the punch...

Author: By Joe Mathews, | Title: MSG: Mmm So Good | 11/11/1993 | See Source »

...knew Ali didn't drink, so I didn't drink," Bowe says. "He didn't smoke, so I didn't smoke. He finished high school, so I finished high school." Over the years, Bowe developed another habit of Ali's: he likes a good boast and a solid punch line to go with it. And as with Ali, there is even some truth in what he says. The prime for a heavyweight comes in his late 20s. Bowe, now 26, has the potential to be one of boxing's greatest. Standing 6 ft. 5 in. and weighing about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like...Ali: RIDDICK BOWE | 11/8/1993 | See Source »

Most sitcoms are run by committee; the writers get together regularly to revise or "punch up" scripts. Not on Seinfeld. David and Seinfeld themselves write the last draft of every script. Sitting at abutting desks in David's office, they labor over The Barber for three days. The clock is ticking. Seinfeld's weekly production cycle starts on Wednesday and ends with a Tuesday-night taping. But this week's script won't be ready until Saturday -- inordinately late. Even with the taping pushed back to Wednesday, the cast and crew will have to work all weekend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Masters of Their Domain | 11/8/1993 | See Source »

...foresee it as a problem. The idea ofthe punch is that you find people who are yourfriends, who you'd hope would feel the same way,"member W. Callender Hurtt '94 says...

Author: By Jessica C. Schell, | Title: Politics Surround Fly Move to Co-Ed | 11/4/1993 | See Source »

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