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...first baseman Richard Perez lengthened his hitting streak with a laser shot through the bewildered Lampoon infield in the fourth, and freshman lead-off hitter Dave DeBartolo connected for two infield singles. Crimson manager and relief pitcher Alan Wirzbicki reached on a fielder's choice in his only at bat...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, - | Title: Customary Defeat for Lampoon | 5/1/2000 | See Source »

...personality of Hitler. Ms. Sears finally lost her patience and demanded that someone tell her who this Hitler was. The other ladies expressed amazement that she did not know. To this she responded indignantly, “I can’t be expected to know right off the bat the names of all the sophomores in the Porc...

Author: By Samuel Hornblower, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: The Old Boys' Clubs | 4/27/2000 | See Source »

GOING BATTY www.bats.org.uk The creatures of the night have found some friends in Britain. Nearly 100 bat groups are monitoring and surveying the 16 species found across the country. Volunteers can become licensed bat inspectors, organize bat watches and nurse those that are sick and wounded. They can also visit bat roosts and educate leery homeowners about how to fix their roofs or lay insulation without harming the animals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Activism: Saving The Planet Starts At Home | 4/26/2000 | See Source »

...bizarre sequence prevented the Crimson from doing further damage. After Shakir popped up to short, Lentz came to bat with runners on second and third. Midway through Henry's delivery, Bridich began to sprint for home. The pitch ended up hitting Lentz in the shoulder, loading the bases with one out but sending Bridich back to third. It appeared as if Bridich would have been safe had the pitch not hit Lentz...

Author: By Martin S. Bell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Baseball Gets Untracked, Unloads on Northeastern 6-1 | 4/21/2000 | See Source »

Quick! The market is crashing, and you are overextended, so where do you turn for help: a) your broker or b) a bloodsucking vampire bat? Yes, the correct answer is b. Through trial and error over many eons, these bats have devised a market for blood that allows a bat to call on other bats when they find themselves with a temporary liquidity crisis. By contrast, when investors faced margin calls during the market free fall on Tuesday, brokers dumped customers' stocks, inflicting pain on clients and accelerating the downdraft. The vampire-bat comparison may be comical, but it points...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bats and Brokers | 4/17/2000 | See Source »

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