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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...field is wider, so there's more running," Fleiszer said. "They tend to look for players...

Author: By Zachary T. Ball, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fleiszer Is CFL's Number One Man | 4/8/1998 | See Source »

...ready to detonate, the signs are harder to read. Girls are more likely to decline into such inward-directed aggressions as depression or eating disorders. They are also more likely to put their feelings into words, an early warning that boys don't always offer. "The signals of boys tend to be discipline problems," says Gurian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Toward The Root Of The Evil | 4/6/1998 | See Source »

Generally, teachers suggest a mixture of humility and enthusiasm as the proper attitude towards learning. John Ruskin, a Victorian critic of society and art, wrote that we ought to be extremely careful when reading not to impose our own opinions on the material. Too many people tend to read their own feelings and beliefs into books. The result is that we end up learning a bit more about ourselves, but we never get to hear from the authors themselves. If we want to get at the real learning in the book, we ought to study each word's meaning precisely...

Author: By Noah I. Dauber, | Title: Learning to Read | 4/2/1998 | See Source »

...Pellegrini, assistant professor of English,says she uses the Club mostly for businessfunctions, but adds, "I tend to do my socializingelsewhere.LAP OF LUXURY: Each of the FacultyClub's rooms is lavishly appointed...

Author: By Caitlin E. Anderson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Salmon, Sherry and Tradition | 4/2/1998 | See Source »

...People who get knighted or made a Dame tend to be very old and wobbly. It's a tradition in England to wait until people are too old to do anything else. These people are not finished. It's appropriate that they have not been knighted. Many may prefer to be slighted rather than knighted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Mar. 30, 1998 | 3/30/1998 | See Source »

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