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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Fortunately for her, Nature has given tigers the prowess to prey upon creatures far larger than the cats are. Her massive shoulders and forelimbs can grip and bring down a gaur, a wild, oxlike animal that may weigh more than a ton. Her powerful jaws and daggerlike teeth can rip the victim's throat or sever its spinal column, making quick work of the kill. But there will be no killing at this moment. After padding along a park road for a mere 100 yds., the tigress abruptly melts into the brush -- here one instant, gone the next. Watching...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ENVIRONMENT: Tigers on the Brink | 3/28/1994 | See Source »

...hirsute Texas trio, has always cut a jagged diagonal across the pop landscape. During the egocentric '80s, when Madonna, Duran Duran and Michael Jackson were using MTV to magnify their star appeal, ZZ Top put an ironic distance between itself and the camera, vamping behind Rip Van Winkle beards, trench coats and sunglasses. The group's slyly salacious videos about glossy cars and sassy girls were always delivered with a knowing wink. One clip ends with the band standing on the edge of a dusty desert, striking its trademark truckin' pose before fading like a mirage on an overheated highway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: The Lone Rangers Ride Again | 3/21/1994 | See Source »

Bryant also mentioned other sources of titillation for the student body. "We used to have to lock up the New York Native, because people would rip out the ads in the back. Also, Schlesinger Library has On Out Backs, a lesbian magazine...

Author: By Michael R. Colton, | Title: Voulting Playboys | 3/17/1994 | See Source »

Andrew: Out tape deck stopped working, but mostly we listened to old music , trying to figure out how we can rip...

Author: By Steve L. Burt, | Title: Eggs Go Over Easy | 3/10/1994 | See Source »

...RIP to the ECAC for RPI?:Rensselaer has expressed an interest in leaving the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) for Hockey East next year...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, | Title: Strong Union Team Adds Toughness to ECAC | 3/4/1994 | See Source »

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