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...emphasized that point; Harvard prides itself on being a leader," Hennefeld says. "Other schools were beating Harvard to the punch, so we expected movement pretty soon...

Author: By David S. Stolzar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Activists Rouse a Dormant University | 6/10/1999 | See Source »

...team did play surprisingly well against some of the best teams in the league, but the inconsistency of its youthful roster and a lack of scoring punch left it on the slack side of the ledger...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Lax Struggles to Replace Graduates, Staggers to 3-10 | 6/10/1999 | See Source »

...some senior activities were losing their punch--literally...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Class Day Traditions Have Devolved From Formal Attire to Scorpion Bowls | 6/9/1999 | See Source »

...studied computers a lot under [former Lowell House Master and Professor of Computer Science] Bill Bossert, but unfortunately I was about two or three years younger than Bill Gates, and we were still using Fortran and punch cards...

Author: By Walter S. Isaacson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Just in Time: Isaacson Delivers the News | 6/8/1999 | See Source »

...unattractive woman--a look, he admits, that is almost effortless for him to achieve--he sets out to see how many attractive women he can pick up. It's an experiment to determine the relative superficiality of gay females vs. straight males, or something like that. The punch line: well, there isn't one, really. Our social scientist is eventually recognized by a patron as Toby Young, a 35-year-old writer for the men's magazine Gear. Young denies being on assignment ("Not me. My name is Jennifer"), makes an abrupt exit and goes home to recount his experience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Catering to Cable Guys | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

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