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...Demakis says he thought then that he would always remain a background player in Massachusetts politics...

Author: By Nathaniel L. Schwartz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Demakis Pursues Lifelong Passion for Public Service | 6/6/2000 | See Source »

...While Coles may not have the personal relationship with the 19th century writers that he did with Williams and Day, the idiosyncrasies of his personality and background color his chosen course readings...

Author: By David C. Newman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Beyond Academia: Dr. Robert Coles Listens and Learns | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

...enjoy whatever it is I finally settle on. The fact is this: Life is too short not to be enjoying what you're doing. Allow me to bust a little Landmarks of World Architecture on you. The Harvard Mentality suggests the Japanese aesthetic of a foreground, middle ground and background. But there is no transitory material between. We are forever imagining what that distant vista would be like to experience for ourselves, but we must focus on the here and now, and how that may be able to help us in the immediate future, forever deferring the mountain view...

Author: By Paul S. Gutman, | Title: Expecting the Unexpected | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

...However, while attempting to raise academic standards overall, they recognized many of the soldiers did not come from the same academic background as the prep-schoolers that were applying...

Author: By Garrett M. Graff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Men & the Boys | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

...couriers and buyers. Among the spots the gang used for dealing ecstasy was Uncle Sal's, a restaurant owned by Gravano's wife Debra; its motto was "The Best-Kept Secret in Scottsdale." Police say the restaurant was in her name only because Sammy could never pass the background check for a liquor license...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Happiness Is...A Pill?: Crime: Ecstasy In Arizona: A Cop and Bull Story | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

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