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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...success of both football teams continued, and the rivalry flourished. With Harvard so dominant during the balance of seasons, the Yale game became something of a test for the Crimson and always one of the toughest games of the season. In undefeated seasons in 1890, 1898, 1899, 1910, 1912, 1913 and 1919, the Crimson was awarded the national championship by the Helms Athletic Foundations...

Author: By Aaron R. Cohen, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Harvard-Yale Football: Who Cares | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

...competitive fire of upper-crust Ivy League culture combined to create an event that players, students and alumni could look forward to each year. It was a precursor to any college football Big Game of today; Florida/Florida State; Michigan/Ohio State; Stanford/Cal--they're all descendants of the original Game, a test to determine the best team in a league, region, or, in especially exciting seasons, country...

Author: By Aaron R. Cohen, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Harvard-Yale Football: Who Cares | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

...Moscow will go on the attack over U.S. efforts to renegotiate the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty," says Meier. "They'll put their own issues on the table even before the West raises Chechnya." As if to underline the new bellicose mood in Moscow, a Russian nuclear submarine Wednesday test-fired two ballistic missiles - the third Russian missile test in a month. "We can expect a lot of bluster from Yeltsin," says Meier. "And even a dramatic gesture wouldn?t be surprising." That could be sparked by the presence of representatives of the besieged Chechen government. Unconfirmed reports suggest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton to Wrestle an Angry Bear in Turkey | 11/17/1999 | See Source »

...defeat of the Test-Ban Treaty affects our nation's economy as well as our national security. Without strong international controls on proliferation, to which the treaty can contribute, there will be limited trade in the peaceful uses of nuclear technology. This multibillion-dollar industry has become important to the U.S. in many areas, including energy, medical uses and industrial applications. We need to have the maximum number of U.S. government-supported controls on weapons development. This will increase our security and our level of comfort with the continuing trade in and information exchange on the peaceful uses of nuclear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 15, 1999 | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...Regaled with tales about Trinity College Dublin by some Irish students working at Myrtle Beach, S.C., on summer visas, he decided that he was going to do "whatever it took to get into the college." He bettered his SAT scores, even moved to Ireland for a few months to test the waters. Now in his first year at Trinity, he is delighted to be receiving "an Ivy League education for about half the price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: College Abroad | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

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