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...point of contention that emerged after the debates centered around Long’s campaign pledges to reduce phone rates on campus, extend party curfew hours and lengthen library hours...

Author: By Jia Han, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Few Surprises at Council Debate | 12/7/2001 | See Source »

Harvard enters the weekend in high spirits, looking to lengthen its three-game winning streak that includes the first win against U Mass in 17 years and a 3-2 victory against Yale. The Crimson is unfazed by the caliber of competition...

Author: By Brenda Lee, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Field Hockey Road Trip Represents Challenge, Homecoming | 10/5/2001 | See Source »

...wonder lawmakers in 10 of the 18 states with limits are trying to repeal them or, at least, lengthen how long they can serve--and never mind that voters enacted limits by more than 65% in most states or that support remains high. Oregon was one of the first states to adopt limits, in 1992, but after shuffling through five house speakers in five sessions, the legislature just approved a ballot referendum to repeal limits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Rookies Rule The Roost | 6/18/2001 | See Source »

...academy will lengthen the CRLS summer program from its current four weeks to five weeks and will increase the teacher-to-student ratio for most classes...

Author: By Andrew S. Holbrook, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Invests $1 Million in Cambridge Summer School | 5/25/2001 | See Source »

ATTENTION GETTER Hey, parents! We've finally found a video-game system designed to lengthen--not shorten--your child's attention span. Developer East3 redesigned some NASA biofeedback technology to build the Attention Trainer, a helmet that monitors brain activity through the scalp. The data are relayed wirelessly to a PC and used in special games developed by Hasbro Interactive in which vehicles move faster or targets grow larger when players focus their attention. At about $1,000, it's not quite ready for the PlayStation crowd...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Toy Fair 2001 | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

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