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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fact, Nelson says, value drops of only seven to ten percent are "not bad" considering the fluctuations of the markets. So, investors agree, the key is to sit tight and hope for the best...

Author: By Jenny E. Heller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: University Endowments Drop With Markets Across Country | 10/6/1998 | See Source »

...preliminary report shows that nearly 90% of child car seats are improperly installed. Parents: Choose a seat designed for your kids' age and size, and make sure straps are tight and infants face the rear. For more info, call National Safe Kids Campaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Oct. 5, 1998 | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

...style the song takes its time cadencing, but once the beat begins the song is infectious. The trademark maudlin Morrissey irony is apparent from the start--the band strikes up in the most driving, happy manner possible, as Morrissey sings of heroine addiction and "the needle pressed on to tight skin" (The song is rumored to be about Jake Walters, Morrissey friend and former personal assistant). Consuming depression has never had such a foot-tapping beat. It's a guilty pleasure. "Sunny" is an excellent song, most rewarding in its stimulation of the memories of what Morrissey once was. Listening...

Author: By Eliot Schrefer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Twenty-First Century Still Breathing Down Morrissey's Neck | 10/2/1998 | See Source »

...could not capitalize. Harvard saw its defensive play break down in the 25th minute when a fluke handball by junior midfielder Will Hench in the box gave the Terriers a penalty kick. After forward Sigurd Dalen converted it with a low blast into the twine, B.U. settled into a tight, cautious strategy, choking the Harvard strikers. And so the home team hung on to a 1-goal lead into the break despite being outplayed...

Author: By W. COUPER Samuelson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Soccer Fells No. 17 B.U. on Overtime Goal | 9/30/1998 | See Source »

...jeans-clad and smelling sweetly of soap and shampoo. They formed a circle, and someone entreated the Lord aloud: "I pray you do wonders through the pole and let your wonders show through the pole." First a trickle, then dozens of students arrived; eventually more than 200 gathered in tight concentric circles around the pole. They prayed for Maize's students, for its principal, for Bill Clinton. Blake Langhofer prayed "that history is made here." That seemed a safe bet: for 45 min. before the start of classes, he and his friends turned their public high school's paramount symbol...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: O, Say, Can You Pray? | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

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