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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Tuesday, the Crimson sought revenge against the Eagles for an unfortunate 5-4 loss last fall, and revenge was what it got. A close singles loss and tough doubles loss did not affect Harvard's chances at winning, as the Crimson dominated Boston College...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Tennis Drops B.C., Now Texas-Bound | 3/26/1999 | See Source »

Freshman Andrea Magyera, one of the most talented and sought-after recruits in the United States, continued Jain's streak with another win. In the No. 3 spot, Magyera faced a tough start, falling 4-6. She battled back to a 7-5 win in the second set and finished...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Tennis Drops B.C., Now Texas-Bound | 3/26/1999 | See Source »

Downplaying Fox's gains, MSNBC executives point out that it draws more viewers in the key 25-to-54 age group sought by advertisers and that its audience is spread more widely across the Internet and other NBC-owned channels. (Brian Williams' nightly newscast, for example, is repeated an hour later on cnbc.) Though conservative hosts John McLaughlin and Oliver North were brought onboard during Monicagate, MSNBC executives may be rethinking their saturation-talk approach. "We'll be all over the next big story," says vice president Erik Sorenson, "but not in exactly the same way. We learned something about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Post-Scandal Blur | 3/22/1999 | See Source »

What's interesting about the public's relationship with DiMaggio is that people did not seek to know him. Even in his last years, in this age of snoops, nobody sought to pry into the great DiMaggio. It may be that there was little to pry into, but I think, rather, there was a tacit consensus that his life was too important, too elevated, to mess with. It was what a life should be: private, accomplished, well-mannered and devoid of envy, gossip and whining. As an emblem of nobility, indeed of secular religion, he could be most useful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Joe DiMaggio: A Hero in Deep Center | 3/22/1999 | See Source »

According to Rick Gresh, a Penn graduate whoserved as the undergraduate representative to thePerelman Quadrangle Committee, the administrationactively sought student opinions on what servicesthe new center should provide...

Author: By David S. Stolzar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Despite Clamor, Student Center Seems Pipe Dream | 3/17/1999 | See Source »

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