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During its marathon eight-and-a-half hour midsummer session this Monday, the council allocated $200,000 to Cambridge's millennial celebration, most of which will likely finance an "umbrella of lights" that will remain lit throughout the year...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Council Allocates $200K For Millenium Celebration | 7/30/1999 | See Source »

...leadership gave the U.S. an unprecedented role in international affairs. The choices he made, from the Marshall Plan--to economically strengthen noncommunist nations in the wake of the war--to the founding of NATO, a peacetime military alliance that would limit the Soviet sphere of influence and provide an umbrella for Germany's reconciliation with Europe, fundamentally reshaped the world and planted the seeds of the Soviet Union's eventual destruction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME 100: Who Should Be the Person of the Century? | 7/5/1999 | See Source »

...bring extensive rain gear. Umbrella, rain coat, duck boots--the whole works. It rains here. A lot. Sometimes, an umbrella alone does very little to protect you from Boston's torrential downpours, which are usually accompanied by gusty winds. And the old brick sidewalks of Cambridge has a way of collecting rainwater and ruining shoes. If you don't like getting wet, consider transferring...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Knowing What to Bring Can Be Difficult | 6/25/1999 | See Source »

Kosovo is no longer solely a European concern. It's a global issue. Muslims in Kosovo do not feel safe under the umbrella of nato because it is the agent of the U.S., which we openly term an enemy of the Muslim world. So let the U.N. assume responsibility for solving the crisis. We don't want to see any more pictures of war-torn Kosovo and the miserable plight of its people. We want the conflict properly settled soon. ALIYA SHAHNOOR AMEEN Chittagong, Bangladesh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 14, 1999 | 6/14/1999 | See Source »

Student services like counseling, extracurricular activities, and financial aid also fall under the FAS umbrella. These costs may not directly affect academics, but they are a part of a Harvard student's complete education...

Author: By Erica B. Levy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Tuition Figure More Subjective Than It Seems | 6/10/1999 | See Source »

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