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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...snow is most oppressive if you live in the dreaded Quad. The three Quad Houses are roomy, clean, attractive...and 15 minutes from the rest of campus. Quadlings will quickly bond while waiting at shuttle stops...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett and Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Campus Connoisseurs: The Inside Scoop to Life at Harvard | 4/23/1999 | See Source »

...Balkans. But in a practical sense, they also have to do with the very specific problem of fighting a day-to-day guerrilla war in a hilly country, where camouflage is easy and offensive operation hard. Kosovo's mountains stretch up nearly 9,000 ft., and the snow-clogged highlands are almost completely underdeveloped, with few four-wheel-drive tracks and no roads. The only modes of transport are donkeys and feet--a kind of primitiveness that serves as a leveller between the ammo-starved K.L.A. and the powerfully armed Serbs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Kosovo Burns | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

...preserved bodies, meanwhile, will give scientists an unprecedented look at Incan physiology. Reinhard and his team took care to pack the children in plastic, snow and insulating foam before hauling them down the mountain, and the Argentine military whisked them off to the nearby town of Salta. There, experts will analyze their stomachs to find out what they ate for their last meal, their organs for clues about their diet and their DNA to try and establish their relationship to other ethnic groups. Reinhard will head back into the mountains. There is no telling how many more bodies remain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Archaeology: Death In The Andes | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

...large cross. As the sun dipped, the cross's shadow extended until it enveloped them. The shadow, Hart explains, was done in blood red to indicate Christ's sacrifice on the cross. The Chick and B.C. were now drawn in white because "His blood has...made us white as snow." In the strip's last balloon, B.C. says, "I stand corrected," which is part of a conversation he has been having, but also a powerful pun: they have been "corrected" insofar as Jesus' blood has washed away their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Preach It, Caveman! | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

...requires hiring a DJ or band, rounding up a crowd, checking the lighting system, making sure the decor is >=smooth=Each promoter does a chunk of the club. The party is hosted by everyone, but each promoter puts his own element into each part of the club.=beach party,=snow night,=James Bond=People like to see the same faces week after week when they come to a club,=We give them comfort and reassurance, and they know what to expect. When people go out they may not be as enthused if they do not know what to expect.=international...

Author: By Lisa J. Powell, | Title: Fade Into a Perfect Night: The Life of a Boston Club Promoter | 4/8/1999 | See Source »

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