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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Harvard has to "think out of the box." Conventional means aren't enough. For a problem this serious, we need drastic measures...

Author: By Bryan Lee, | Title: Mr. Cleary, Lily White Ain't Right | 9/16/1998 | See Source »

This year, the elite science and technology school is taking drastic steps to prevent another tragedy...

Author: By James Y. Stern, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Binge Drinking Death Forces Changes in MIT Alcohol, Housing Policy | 9/8/1998 | See Source »

...letter this summer announcing the most drastic in a series of changes, MIT President Charles M. Vest said that in the fall of 2001 all first-year students would be housed on campus...

Author: By James Y. Stern, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Binge Drinking Death Forces Changes in MIT Alcohol, Housing Policy | 9/8/1998 | See Source »

...speech of Justice Thomas to the National Bar Association was disingenuous. He has got to know what the actual effect of his rigid egalitarianism means. It has caused a drastic drop-off in enrollment of blacks in colleges and graduate schools. Thomas saw early on that as a liberal he would be just another face in the crowd, but as a conservative he would have special value. The personal motives of their allies do not matter to the enemies of black America so long as their policies are served. JACK TUFF New York City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 31, 1998 | 8/31/1998 | See Source »

...Viacom CEO Sumner Redstone bought Blockbuster in 1994 from billionaire Wayne Huizenga for $8 billion, figuring that the retail stores would be a natural outlet for Viacom's films and music. But by mid-1997, with Viacom's stock stuck to the floor, Redstone had to implement drastic measures, including a $323 million charge at Blockbuster. The charge reflected an unsuccessful attempt to expand Blockbuster's sales by emphasizing music, candy and comics and moving the company to Dallas from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at the behest of former CEO Bill Fields...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Blockbuster Changed The Rules | 8/3/1998 | See Source »

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