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...Forest’s advantage on offense was not as evident. The Crimson was forced to increase its intensity to mount a chance at victory, and that is exactly what it did. Unfortunately, Wake Forest eventually wore down the Crimson, notching its third goal of the match on the 12th of 13 penalty corners...

Author: By Wes Kauble, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: F. Hockey Gives No. 3 Wake a Scare | 10/7/2002 | See Source »

...12th annual Ig Nobel Prize awards ceremony honored those whose dubious achievements “could not or should not be reproduced” in a chaotic blend of great minds, modest irreverence and outrageousness...

Author: By Nathan J. Heller, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Scientists Come Out To Play at Ig Nobels | 10/4/2002 | See Source »

Abraham was born, according to tradition, into a family that sold idols--a way of emphasizing the polytheism that reigned in the Middle East before his enlightenment. The stirring first words of the 12th chapter in the Torah's Book of Genesis are God's to him and are often referred to as theCall: "Go forth from your native land/And from your father's house/And I will make of you a great nation/And I will bless those who bless you/And curse him that curses you/And all the families of the earth shall bless themselves by you." Abraham would appear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Legacy of Abraham | 9/30/2002 | See Source »

...Gellar. His other films include Black and White (1999) and Two Girls and a Guy (1997). He received an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for Bugsy (1991). I can answer this without hesitation: engineering and computer science. My knowledge in both these fields stopped around the middle of the 12th century. I think I feel this way because I never developed my instincts in these subjects like I did in about every other subject of importance. The more time has gone on, the more overwhelming and depressing the task of learning these things has seemed. These days...

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: What Harvard Doesn't Know | 9/26/2002 | See Source »

...deferential treatment from the peloton that past greats like Eddy Merckx (five Tour victories) did. "Every day we come to the start with the same desire: to ride the race the way we want," said Postie Viatcheslav Ekimov, a 36-year-old Russian who was riding in his 12th Tour and helping Armstrong to victory for the third time. "But that's become more difficult. It used to be that the yellow jersey was respected. In the '90s, for example, if there was any word from the yellow jersey that we should take it easy today, everyone just agreed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Le Tour de Lance | 8/4/2002 | See Source »

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