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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...actually eliminated several small charges over the past five years by folding them into the general costs of going to college here. It seems petty and annoying to see this one charge still broken out; the person paying it (typically a parent) might reasonably say, "For heavens' sake, just tell me what it costs to go to Harvard and stop the nickling and diming...

Author: By Harry R. Lewis, | Title: Raise the Council Fee | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

...believe everything you read in the newspaper," said Averell, in reference to stories that have appeared in other publications. "I cannot tell you all that happened now, but soon you will know the truth--and the truth will set you free...

Author: By Daniela J. Lamas, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Student Arrested at Logan Airport for Trespassing | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

Averell refused further comment yesterday, as his attorney had advised him not to tell his version of Wednesday's events in the hope that Delta does not decide to press charges at today's hearing...

Author: By Daniela J. Lamas, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Student Arrested at Logan Airport for Trespassing | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

...like me are supposed to disdain campaign ads as simplistic and demagogic. But these ads reflect a campaign's efforts to distill its themes into the purest form. And why not? It's where the lion's share of the budget is going. Watch these ads, and they'll tell you exactly what these campaigns most hope--and fear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Remote, Controlled | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

...week people said she may have been lying," he says. "The school can't just move on. A woman is dead." Ron Trowbridge, Hillsdale's vice president for external affairs, says, "We may never know the truth about the alleged affair." But Bennett insists, "They have an obligation to tell the truth." It's something St. Paul might have said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Family Secret Kept In the Ivory Tower? | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

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