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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...always been Harvard's practice not to comment. It's both wise and prudent," said Harvard spokesperson Alex Huppe...

Author: By Joshua E. Gewolb, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Three Schools Tie In U.S. News Poll | 9/11/1998 | See Source »

...thanks to a wise decision on the part of the administration, such students were able to move into the rooms they will actually live in this year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Back to School | 9/8/1998 | See Source »

...chaos started two weeks ago, when the Yeltsin government effectively devalued the Russian ruble by about 34%. To some folks, this limited devaluation appeared to be a wise move that might strengthen Russia's exhausted central bank. Since the Russian economy had been quietly improving last year, a small relaxation of the currency could have helped boost demand for Russian exports, which would have pushed the recovery along. From an Economics 101 perspective, the approach was a sensible--if risky--way to help Russia through a tough patch. Even Soros argued that a small devaluation, linked with other measures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Price Of Failure | 9/7/1998 | See Source »

DARYL HANNAH and ooky are not usually words that belong in the same sentence (unless perhaps ooky is part of kooky). But Morticia Addams, even in the straight-to-video Addams Family Reunion, is actually a natural role for the nonnatural brunette: both are insomniacs, both have a wispy, wise innocence about them, and Hannah says she always identified with Morticia as a child. "She was such a graceful, sick, twisted and sexy mother." Of course, Morticia never lived in a tepee--which is where Hannah, who spells it tipi, spends a lot of time between movies. Those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Sep. 7, 1998 | 9/7/1998 | See Source »

...small fraction of the high school class of 1998 is thinking of a career in the lucrative field of computer science, preferring business, education and health services. With a shortage of qualified computer workers for jobs that are expected to double in number by 2006, students would be wise to log on and make the grade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Money: Sep. 7, 1998 | 9/7/1998 | See Source »

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