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...Cambridge. Homeless men sit in squares and drink, rarely approaching passers-by. Women, meanwhile, accost tourists and others with an aggressiveness that would put Cambridge's "Hello there, young man!" Spare Change dealer to shame. These women, without fail, move about in groups, bear very small children on their arms and dress in gypsy-style wraps and shawls. They come to you begging, pointing to their children, and literally hang on your arm for two blocks waiting for money. They even enter restaurants...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: A Post-Communist Summer | 6/27/1997 | See Source »

...Thursday, interleague play in baseball officially began and the century-old wall between the leagues was torn down. First interleague count: 1-0. Baseball's new look is bemoaned by purists but hailed by marketers and bean-counters as just the shot in the arm (and hopefully a rise in attendance) that the game needs. Friday night's face-off in Atlanta between the Braves and Orioles is just what supporters had in mind: baseball's best teams squaring off in a June World Series preview, and sellout crowds of 50,000 crammed into Turner field, all clamoring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The October League | 6/13/1997 | See Source »

...decided he wanted to pursue a career in the arts rather than in the operating room, he went about it diligently. He decided sophomore year that music might be easier for him to break into than film or television, so he began composing for Kuumba and its a capella arm, Brothers. He hooked a keyboard to his computer so he could compose electronically and carried a dictaphone around with him, in case inspiration struck him on the daily trek between the Quad and the Yard...

Author: By Victoria E.M. Cain, | Title: Ashong Trades Harvard's Yard for Spielberg's Set | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

Despite high hopes that a popularly elected leadership would smooth out ideological differences between council factions, many members criticized Hyman and Rawlins's administration for exacerbating differences through strong-arm administrative tactics...

Author: By Peggy S. Chen, | Title: Undergraduate Council Reform Stagnates at Year's End | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

According to the 1972 Crimson Commencement issue, the Committee on Rights and Responsibilities (CRR), then the University's disciplinary arm, responded by imposing suspension requirements on 32 undergraduates...

Author: By Aby. Fung, | Title: Protest and Change | 6/3/1997 | See Source »

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