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...could crack wise about the city in which their institution of lower learning is located, but that would do an indirect disservice to the University of New Haven, which should not be lumped with such a dismal city and a dismal university...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Goin' Bohlen: Grabbing for That Same Slice of Pie | 11/17/2000 | See Source »

...that same experience with Northeastern the year of our championship. They said it was a fluke. It wasn't very wise of them," Shewchuk said. "What Dartmouth said wasn't very sportsmanlike and they'll see this year we're just as good as they...

Author: By Nicolas O. Jimenez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Hockey Faces Major Grudge Match at Dartmouth | 11/17/2000 | See Source »

...Gore campaign says it won the ruling, based on its reading of the word "arbitrarily." With Volusia County standing in for them appeal-wise in the Florida Supreme Court over the 5 p.m. certification deadline, the message at 2:15 p.m. to eager counties from former secretary of state Warren Christopher and antitrust bigwig David Boies was, go ahead with the hand recounts. If results come in late, Boies said, Florida secretary of state Katherine Harris "has a duty to accept those reports unless she has a good reason not to." Needless to say, the Gore camp does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hour-by-Hour From the Sunshine State Showdown | 11/14/2000 | See Source »

When loneliness sets in, for whatever reason, it's wise to take the initiative in restocking the reservoir of friends. "The best source of new friends is old friends," says Sandy Sheehy, author of Connecting, an examination of female intimacy. High school and college reunions draw people who share a common past--and who may be eager to share a common future. Similarly, looking up old roommates and colleagues can reignite a friendship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pal Power | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

...northern Michigan, stalking the ultimate game. I flick my doe's tail and turn her head so she's staring down the guy in the white pickup. A rookie mistake, maybe. So many poachers have been bagged, they're taking a closer look now, and this guy just got wise to us. He hits the gas and disappears. No problem. We're on Sucker Creek Road after all. I crouch. I adjust my dreadlocks. Next guy down the road is mine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bambi's Got A Little Secret | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

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