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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...show is chosen to run on the Mainstage, the participants will enjoy a guaranteed grant of $5,000 to spend on sets, sound, publicity, props, costumes and miscellaneous expenses. In most other productions on campus, directors and producers can only hope that ticket sales from the show will cover their expenditures, concerns absent from the Mainstage...

Author: By Joyce K. Mcintyre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Waiting in the Wings | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

...thrilled to hear my prejudice confirmed--until Greenfield noted that this rise in IQ comes at the expense of potentially more important social skills. Which is to say that kids typically don't interact that well when they spend hours sitting in front of the computer or console. "It's unfortunate that in our society we are more concerned with raising IQ than with people having a social intelligence and responsibility," she said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Video Games Really So Bad? | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

There are no restrictions on the use of video or computer games in the Horan household, in Albuquerque, N.M. Peter, 16, and Frank, 14, spend eight hours a day on weekends and as many as three hours each weeknight playing e-games. Single dad Tom Horan, an admitted computer illiterate, takes a passive role, hoping his sons will outgrow their obsession. A lobbyist and lawyer, Tom only occasionally wanders in to see what they're up to. "I'd rather have them and their friends playing video games here than be out roaming the streets," he says. Although Peter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Video Games Really So Bad? | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

PROS: --Tommy quit Motley Crue this week to spend more time with his family --From what we as a nation have seen, they have a vigorous sex life --A reconciliation enables them to attract more publicity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: May 10, 1999 | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

...really wanted to like when.com because someone there seemed to understand that people's lives are about much more than deadlines and dentist appointments. But I can't spend endless hours futzing with a finicky website. And my local entertainment magazine beats the Web hands down for event listings. As for the horoscope--well, I'll miss that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scheduling Snafu | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

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