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Dates: during 1990-1999
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It is a culture for which Suharto, Indonesia's dictator of 32 years, bears much responsibility. Six months ago Suharto was ousted, leaving behind a weak successor as President--B.J. Habibie--a paralyzed economy, a military discredited for killing student demonstrators and a nation struggling to find some vision of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Descent Into Madness | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

Harvard students can explain anything from the Kantian moral imperative to the Gram-Schmidt reduction of linear algebra with the fluency of a matriarch's Yiddish and the passion reserved for TV evangelists. But ask them what they want to do after graduation and responses stall and stutter.

Author: By Alexander T. Nguyen, | Title: Blame Harvard for Cold Hearts | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

But a decade ago, when Folkman found a drugthat successfully stifled angiogenesis andresulted in marked reduction in tumor size, thescientific world began to pay attention.

Author: By Eric M. Green, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Professor Defends Cancer Findings | 11/18/1998 | See Source »

In 1955, Douglas Allanbrook '48 played the piano reduction of his Ethan Frome for Aaron Copland, who tentatively promised to give the opera a New York premiere after requesting a second play-through. Soon after, however, Copeland finished his own Tender Land, which he produced instead. "Immensely proud" and wanting...

Author: By Carla A. Blackmar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ETHAN FROME | 11/13/1998 | See Source »

At Atlas Asia-Pacific, which distributes paint and automotive oil in Asia, management used a combination of work-force reduction and other strategies to save itself from diving markets overseas. Atlas, of Burlingame, Calif., suffered a catastrophic 65% drop in sales this year. The downturn led the company to lay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business Report: The Coming Storm | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

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