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A slippery, lanky 6'2 player with an uncanny ability to create his own shot, Woodbine fought off man coverage from Harvard guards Elliott Prasse-Freeman and Drew Gellert to shoot 8-of-18 from the floor with four assists.

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Dan-nie Baseball! | 1/19/2000 | See Source »

As if the wind weren't enough, scantily clad students had to worry about slippery spots on the pavement, both natural and artificial.

Author: By Jonathan F. Taylor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Yard Goes Wild for Primal Scream | 1/19/2000 | See Source »

Politicians are paying attention. President Clinton just toughened restrictions on auto emissions, and with the environment expected to be big in the 2000 campaign, Al Gore and Bill Bradley are fighting for backing from eco-groups. As environmental concern becomes a core value in the U.S.--and in all other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watch What You Eat | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

But the Subaru won't start. It won't even turn over. In a flash, Esteban is out of the car and pushing. I'm driving, and he's barking orders, which need to be translated instantaneously by T/N. I have no idea what we're doing. We stop. Esteban...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hitchhiker's Cuba | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

For physicists, then, time is an exceedingly complex and slippery concept. No wonder St. Augustine couldn't explain it. But when the month, the year, the century and the millennium end next week, it's a fair bet that theoretical physicists, like the rest of us, will be partying to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Riddle of Time | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

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