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Four years of movers, shakers and Harvard newsmakers

22 - Survey says that students are dissatisfied with University Health Services, prompting the College to hold meetings and focus groups to examine the issue.

26 - The Rev. Billy Graham, 80 years old and suffering from Parkinson's disease, speaks to a standing room-only crowd at a Sunday morning service at Memorial Church.

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October 1999
1 - The historic merger between Harvard and Racliffe colleges is final, with the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study born after midnight.

6 - In a dark wood-paneled, plushly-carpeted room at the Harvard Club of New York , President Neil L. Rudenstine announces that the University's Capital Campaign has raised $2.325 billion. The campaign is three months ahead of schedule and $225 million ahead of its goal, although the Campaign is stil short of its stated goals for the University's library system and its endowed professorships.

6 - Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura comes to campus, appearing live with Chris Mathews on the CNBC program "Hardball" which broadcasts live from the ARCO Forum.

12 - The University signs an agreement with the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers to provide greater compensation for nominally part-time or "casual" employees who worked full-time hours. Over 400 employees will be affected.

17 - The War of the Houses comes to an end after Pforzheimer House residents defeat Adamsians in a battle of intramural contests. PfoHo wins the right to eat in the Adams dining hall for the rest of the year.

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