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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...should come as no surprise when, in the next few weeks, there's a buzz in the air about the impending Y6B. (Note the catchy name, just short and cutesy enough to rank in pop-culture significance above the number of home runs that Sammy Sosa has to date but below that other infamous abbreviation, Y2K.) For the uninformed, Y6B is what interest groups have begun to call October 12, 1999, the date when the United Nations Population Fund estimates that the number of humans on this earth will rise above the six-billion mark...

Author: By Alixandra E. Smith, | Title: 6,000,000,001: A Population Odyssey | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

When senior placekicker Mike Giampaolo missed a 45-yard field goal well short with the wind at his back with just 2:16 remaining in the game, it seemed of little consequence as Holy Cross took over at its own 28 with no timeouts...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Football Wins Again, Now 2-0 | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

After a couple of quick touches from the set position, Suzuki received a short lateral pass at the top of the box. After pulling the ball across his body to his right foot, the captain put a floating ball high and to the left of Meagher...

Author: By Peter D. Henninger, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: No. 8 Yale Too Much for M. Soccer | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

...Gore's short but rousing speech to the residents of Keene addressed his proposals for childcare, education and health care reform...

Author: By Kiratiana E. Freelon and Rachel P. Kovner, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSONS | Title: Students Hit the Campaign Trail | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

Stewart took a long pass by the sidelines, just barely staying in bounds. With a short pass, Stewart set up Yenne in front, but she could not finish. That scoring chance foreshadowed Yenne's key goal in the second...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: W. Soccer Pulls Off 1-0 Win at Yale | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

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