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...Harvard got off to a slow start, trailing Dartmouth 16-3 after the first race. The Crimson stayed close for the remainder of the day, thanks in part to the third and tenth races...

Author: By Bryan Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sailing Takes Two Thirds | 3/22/1999 | See Source »

...people in developing countries of the tropics, for whom different types of bananas are a staple food crop. In this war, people are battling the diseases and pests that are becoming more and more rampant. Average yields achieved by the small farmers who depend on this crop are one-tenth of those on the large multinational plantations. But the small farmers' harvests don't have to remain small. Research can successfully address production problems by developing higher-yielding varieties of banana plants that have built-in resistance to pests and diseases. EMILE FRISON, DIRECTOR International Network for Banana and Plantain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 1, 1999 | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

This is the tenth consecutive year USA Today has honored students for "outstanding intellectual achievement and leadership." In addition to being named to the team, Oreskovich will receive a $2,500 cash award...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Senior Wins USA Today Academic Honors | 2/25/1999 | See Source »

...Philadelphia; Chicago; Baltimore, Md.; Orlando, Fla; Atlanta; and Indianapolis. "We're on the edge of a revolution out here," boasts Stamper, 50, a former aviation lawyer. "All over the country, people are fed up with getting on planes and finding out that the person next to them paid one-tenth of what they paid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Motor City Air Raid | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

...tenure item appeared at the end of the tenth paragraph of Roy's piece, the majority of which focused on an incident between Martin and a Wellesley student. When the student challenged Martin about academic matters, the professor allegedly called the student a "racist" and a "bigot...

Author: By Jacqueline A. Newmyer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MIT Alum Wins Libel Suit Levied By Wellesley Prof. | 1/6/1999 | See Source »

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