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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...librarians said they appreciated HOLLIS's speed and the fact that it was custom-designed especially for Harvard...

Author: By Zachary R. Mider, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Library Postpones Debut of Hollis II | 11/19/1999 | See Source »

...Polish Connection, Harvard's two-man defensive tandem up the middle, has helped anchor arguably the best defense in the Ivy League this year. Senior tackle Chris Nowinski and senior inside linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski even have custom-made T-shirts to validate the Connection's existence...

Author: By Bryan Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: "The Polish Connection" Makes One Last Hit | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

...conspiracy to rank students according to social status (104=in FM nearly every week, 304=cool, 604=not antisocial, 904=Science Fiction Association)? Wamback assures us that "There are no personal, social or academic attributes hidden in the number. This is simply a numbering convention based on a custom generation algorithm. Numbers are assigned at random based on the next available number whether the individual is a student or an employee. The first numbers issued back in 1974 began with 100, 200, through 900. Then, after all numbers with these three integers were used, numbers beginning with 101, 201 through...

Author: By David M. Rosenblatt, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: The ID Deconstructed | 10/28/1999 | See Source »

...Jewish custom does not include flowers at a burial. But the rabbi at Ben Averbuch's made an exception, and one by one, the softball team dropped yellow roses into his grave. "I think his family was amazed at how many people were there," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thursday: 11:00 P.M. Softball | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

Inventor Hyuk-ho Kwon traveled from Seoul, Korea to accept his award, bringing custom-made suits for the four genuine Nobel laureates at the ceremony...

Author: By Nathaniel L. Schwartz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wacky Inventions Win Ig Nobels | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

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