Word: took
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...feel to such a figure, especially with the millennium approaching. Statisticians are already drooling over all those zeroes, and the frantic calculations that have ensued are a mathematician's dream. Bullet points on all the major news websites show the results of their labor: did you know that it took all of time for the world population to hit one billion in 1804, but only twelve years for it to jump from five billion to six billion? Did you know that one tenth of all the people who have ever lived are alive today...
...something rotten in the state of Harvard Square. Perhaps you've noticed the gigantic pictures of "men's wrestling" that suddenly appeared this fall. Or those eerily good-looking people who stand holding doors open for no apparent reason. Or maybe you've noticed that this fall the Square took a step towards homogeneity. The evidence is conclusive--Abercrombie & Fitch, no longer content with suburban malls, has jutted itself into Harvard Square...
...pleased that UHS took the survey and released the results, a responsible but unusual move among college health care programs. We are also heartened by the efforts that UHS has made to respond to concerns identified by the study, and urge medical administrators to continue to improve the quality of health care on campus. For one thing, these surveys could take place more frequently--once every seven years is too seldom to provide a good measure of current performance. Though the relationship between students and UHS is still far from ideal, we are hopeful that meaningful change is possible...
This week might have been even more traumatic. Up 3-0, Harvard took over at its own 13-yard line then gave the ball away when senior quarterback Brad Wilford fumbled the snap from junior center John Kadzielski...
Boston Phoenix Best Of Music Awards: Once a year, the Phoenix takes over Landsdowne Street and surrounds the clubs inside and out with music. Cracker, Elliott Smith, Buffalo Tom, and others played last year's event, which took place during spring reading period...