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...Frank is more the wise, intelligent one, and Iwould hate to see an upstart person [come up] whowants to swing swords and yell at everyone,"Winter said...

Author: By Kirsten G. Studlien, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Duehay, Russell Leave Legacy | 6/10/1999 | See Source »

However, as my roommate and I attempt to hock our gray futon (to one of the fortunate who can just "store" their furniture), I realize, as have nearly all the upstart but savvy businesses in Harvard Square, our lease here is up and is not being renewed. The first generation of the "randomized" will soon really be forced to recognize the randomness of the real world. College, more than ritual, at least concludes with one, and my grandmother will be here to prove it. Just remember, if you see me sniffling this Thursday, in addition to the pang of nostalgia...

Author: By Luke Z. Fenchel, | Title: Exiled From the Elysian Yard | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

...Rabin was assassinated by a right-wing zealot that November, Shimon Peres, the successor, quickly made Barak Foreign Minister. But the moment Peres lost to Netanyahu in the 1996 election, Barak jumped in to take over as party chief, rankling Labor leaders, who regarded the former general as an upstart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gruff And Very Tough | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

...rise from obscurity, slowly dominate the sport, overcome adversity and go out on top, like that basketball guy. By the time Gretzky was 10, though, he was featured in a half-hour television special. At 18, his fame was part of the reason the National Hockey League absorbed the upstart World Hockey Association, where Gretzky was playing for the Edmonton Oilers. He had won four Stanley Cup championships with the Oilers by the time he was 27. He married actress Janet Jones in Canada's royal wedding, and a month later was sold to L.A. to teach the Americans about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wayne Gretzky: The Great One Skates Away | 4/26/1999 | See Source »

...duty of House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-III.), a moderate who is known for building compromises, to try his darndest to pass the bill. Because the people are speaking, the wheels are turning, and soon the Democratic junior senator Washington insiders ignored for so long as an "upstart" may come back to haunt them. Way to go, Russell. Vasant M. Kamath '02, a Crimson editor, is a government concentrator living in Thayer Hall...

Author: By Vasant M. Kamath, | Title: Putting a Cap on Campaign Finance | 4/13/1999 | See Source »

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