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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that this is not necessarily the best of all possible worlds, the stage broke twice. I did not notice the first time the stage broke (apparently a supporting pillar cracked), so clearly, the stage's problems did not detract from what was happening on stage. Sometime during the second act there was another crashing sound (this time I noticed it) and the actors quickly rearranged some of the blocks to mask whatever harm had been done to it. The cast certainly believed that "the show must...

Author: By Marcelline Block, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: On Shaky Foundations at the Dunster House Opera | 2/19/1999 | See Source »

...process of social dialogue," but the social dialogue of a fallen toilet bowl is rather unclear. Because Casebere's photos are mostly white, they seem like mere Braille against an ascetic backdrop, as though touching the prints would convey more information than the simple act of viewing...

Author: By Andrea H. Kurtz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rearrange Your Dorm Room: Inspiration from a Small, Black Room at the Fogg | 2/19/1999 | See Source »

...National Service Act is divided into several programs, including the Americore, Higher Education, and Summer Safety bases...

Author: By Robert S. Lee, | Title: Weld Appoints PBH Head to Committee | 2/19/1999 | See Source »

...commission is responsible for distributing the money for public service made available by the National Service Act passed last April...

Author: By Robert S. Lee, | Title: Weld Appoints PBH Head to Committee | 2/19/1999 | See Source »

...taking over a building is by its nature a violent act, and though the takeovers at Duke and Georgetown may have come and gone without forcibly removing deans from their offices, there's no guarantee that it won't happen next time. Some would argue that, in extreme situations, violence (or, in the words of a 1969 Crimson editorial, "militant action") is justified. But it's hard to believe that forcing deans and secretaries from their desks is truly justified under any circumstances...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, | Title: When Push Comes to Shove | 2/19/1999 | See Source »

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