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Word: weightness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard can afford it, of course--but where else could that money go instead, and would it be more productive elsewhere? The MAC is filled with rusty weight machines from before the crossing of the Mayflower, there is not a single library open for 24-hour study, boosts to financial aid could help right the rising racial imbalance of the student body and the forfeit of electric-teal chemicals could give the typically low-skilled landscapers and other Harvard employees a living wage. For starters...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: As Follows | 5/6/1999 | See Source »

THERE COMES A TIME IN EVERY SENIOR'S LIFE when he must rise and face three questions: What is your height? What is your weight? And what is your hat size? Harvard Coop cap and gown consultant Joseph E. Sicari, who has been measuring Harvard seniors' heads for 10 years, says men are sensitive about their height, and women have issues revealing their weight. But disclosing the size of their noggins truly strips people down to their greatest bodily fear. "The graduates come in groups, and everyone is afraid of being the one with the biggest head." Sicari explains. "Some...

Author: By V.c. Hallett, | Title: HEAD OF THE CLASS | 5/6/1999 | See Source »

...research has not uncovered substantive evidence that weight loss will alleviate asthma, though Camargo hypothesized that in certain cases it might...

Author: By Kyle D. Hawkins, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HMS Researcher Says Obesity May Cause Asthma | 5/4/1999 | See Source »

...Just speculating, I would guess that asthma caused by obesity will be more likely to go away [with weight loss] than that which is not," he said...

Author: By Kyle D. Hawkins, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HMS Researcher Says Obesity May Cause Asthma | 5/4/1999 | See Source »

...accident occurred March 5 when the clapper snapped off from its counter-weight and pierced a cornice of the steeple during a windstorm...

Author: By Timothy L. Warren, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Workers Restore Bell to Memorial Church Following Loss of Clapper | 5/4/1999 | See Source »

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