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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...worries me, frankly, because Harvard made a decision in the 1920s to get rid of fraternities," says Epps...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DART BOARD | 2/25/1995 | See Source »

...worries me, frankly, because Harvard made a decision in the 1920s to get rid of fraternities," Epps said. "To me, they still represent anti-intellectual, highly social, high-risk activities for students...

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: Epps Says That Commons Will Help College Life | 2/22/1995 | See Source »

Assuming the disappearance of cash, this ultra-paternalistic plan could rid urban areas of some considerable ills. Those who object to the plan's paternalism probably wouldn't have much lunch with a "Brother, can you spare a gambling coupon" program, but then again-as the adage puts it-beggars can't be choosers...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: Begging in the Age of Credit | 2/21/1995 | See Source »

...trade with Hanoi and Beijing?'' asks a European diplomat. A senior Clinton official can only reply, ``History matters.'' The Administration, he says, ``probably wouldn't seek to create an embargo if it didn't already exist. But there's been one for a long time, and to get rid of it now would send a message that Castro should be legitimized...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WILL A TIGHTER EMBARGO REALLY BRING DOWN CASTRO? | 2/20/1995 | See Source »

...insect in their bedroom, and demanded to sleep in the car. Experts say the insects are harmless--good news, since there is little likelihood of eradicating them. ``They get immune to the poisons,'' says exterminator Thys van Rensburg. ``But it is easy to see why people want to get rid of them. They're big, ugly and, heh-heh, very scary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TALK OF THE STREET | 2/6/1995 | See Source »

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