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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...time to time he used to send up the national obsession with all things Kennedy. He put Drew Barrymore on the cover, for instance, in a parody of Marilyn Monroe in the sewed-on gown singing Happy Birthday, Mr. President. When an uproar ensued, Kennedy pretended he didn't understand what the fuss was about. Or maybe he really didn't understand--it was just another image from the family album...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Art Of Being JFK Jr. | 7/26/1999 | See Source »

There was never a need to explain the details. People always seemed to nod in agreement, heads cocked, with a hint of pity in their eyes. Maybe they didn't understand the nuances--that not being into one night stands at final clubs or ready to be engaged to the first boy I locked eyes with during first-year orientation week relegated me to a loathsome majority of eligible co-eds always hoping that Valentine's Day fell on a Wednesday. Maybe they wrongfully assumed my idea of fun was a night in the Widener stacks...

Author: By Lauren E. Baer, | Title: POSTCARD FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

...reality the administrative process, at least in my view, is quite fair," added Iuliano. "It's important to recognize that it consists of 30 members of the university who deal most regularly with students and to try quite hard to understand the facts as they are, not the facts as students' lawyers would like them to be," Iuliano said...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Drop Diploma Lawsuit | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

...reality the administrative process, at least in my view, is quite fair," added Iuliano. "It's important to recognize that it consists of 30 members of the university who deal most regularly with students and to try quite hard to understand the facts as they are, not the facts as students' lawyers would like them to be," Iuliano said...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Drop Lawsuit Against Harvard | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

...last week I have learned the names of most of the 200 riders of the Tour de France. I have learned more about the art and rules of cycling than I ever thought I could understand or retain. I have even learned to keep my eyes peeled for the yellow jersey of overall leader Lance Armstrong with an excitement verging on fanaticism...

Author: By Jenny E. Heller, | Title: What You Can't Learn From Journalism 101 | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

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