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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...then, Peck dismantles this pretty image, exposing the unpretty reality it describes and dignifies: "When his body folded over at the waist...and his face smacked the tub's bottom, I didn't think it was like a rice-paper lantern being closed. I thought it was like the body of a six foot-two-inch man who weighed eighty pounds and who'd had all the shit and blood and water and air sucked out of him folding over in death...

Author: By David S. Kurnick, | Title: Brutal Facts, Beautiful Fiction | 2/4/1993 | See Source »

...Boyne, for example, you can take a break from your skiing for a cozy fireside lunch in the lodge or a leisurely dip in the outdoor hot tub before returning to the slopes for a full afternoon, or even night, of skiing. (The slopes are often illuminated until well into the evening...

Author: By Stephen E. Frank, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ski Michigan for Short Slopes, Short Lines | 12/15/1992 | See Source »

...size of the fund-raising job must be kept in perspective: To achieve the $2 billion goal, Harvard must double its current gift receipts over a five-year period. This can only happen if the faculties set aside the every-tub-on-its-own-bottom mentality--at least during this time of crisis--and work together to raise the cash...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wanted: Leadership | 11/17/1992 | See Source »

Three years ago, Harvard was a decentralized university. The nine faculties operated on the principle of financial independence--"every tub on its own bottom...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rudenstine's Vision Meets With Reality | 10/26/1992 | See Source »

Professors who teach across tub lines now win "brownie points," with their dean, McElroy said...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rudenstine's Vision Meets With Reality | 10/26/1992 | See Source »

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