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Many students are conveniently "undecided" about their concentrations when trying to weasel into this or that department's introductory course. Helen Vendler's core class may be so oversubscribed that each seat occupied by an auditor translates directly into a legitimate student forced to stand through lecture--but nobody checks...

Author: By James T. L. grimmelmann, | Title: Finding Every Loophole | 10/1/1998 | See Source »

This game will be the first chance for Harvard's offense to prove that it can be as explosive as it was last year. Linden, who had the second-most passing yards and touchdowns in school history last season, had three touchdown passes against Columbia in last year's opener...

Author: By Bryan Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Football Opens Repeat Bid at Columbia | 9/18/1998 | See Source »

That translates to: 0 percent head coaches and 4.5 percent assistant coaches. And that translates to: shame on you, Harvard athletics.

Author: By Bryan Lee, | Title: Mr. Cleary, Lily White Ain't Right | 9/16/1998 | See Source »

Part of what makes this development so compelling is the very effective performance of Natasha Gregson Wagner as Sissel. She brings a wonderfully devilish aspect to her character when she wishes to warm up to Joey, a quality that is polite and playful at the same time it is slyly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Alum Sets First Film in Steamy, Sensual Bayou | 8/14/1998 | See Source »

Last year Seidenberg made $8.5 million in salary and bonus. Letters that spooled from the fax in his office at Bell Atlantic generally addressed him as "Dear Vice Chairman." For the past half decade, Seidenberg, 51, has been working to make that copper sing and dance with stuff no one...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scary Splice | 8/10/1998 | See Source »

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