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...Algeria, says Marlowe, "you're not worried about artillery shells or snipers but about the guy who might shoot you point blank or slash your throat while you're sleeping." Three times--once at night--Marlowe ventured out on tense patrols with the "ninjas," the country's masked paramilitary police. It is the only way to see Algiers' most violent areas. On the fourth day, she worked in her hotel while photographer Abbas accompanied the ninjas. His group was ambushed by remote-control bombs, severely damaging an armored vehicle but, fortunately, injuring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To Our Readers, Mar. 20, 1995 | 3/20/1995 | See Source »

Soon after, sophomore midfielder Liz Schoyer and Davison both tallied on pretty point-blank shots, respectively...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Women's Lax Opens Season With Throttling of B.C. | 3/16/1995 | See Source »

...writer, one confronts obstacles such as writer's block, a blank screen, getting stuck, not finding the right words, and many more creative problems. Sharing the difficulties with an experienced teacher and with other writers who are facing the same problems is of immeasurable help. Classes also familiarize one with different techniques used by writers. If anything, Harvard needs more creative writing classes to meet the increasing demand. Tal Ben-Shachar...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Creative Writing Class Worthwhile | 3/11/1995 | See Source »

...university where 80 percent of s t u d e n t s receive some form of financial aid, it was offensive to listen to audience members say they didn't really know how much the tickets cost for their one evening of glamour, they just handed over a blank check...

Author: By Sarah M. Rose, | Title: Hanks and the Hasty Hunks | 2/25/1995 | See Source »

...rest of the first period would be more of the same. Northeastern's best scoring chance of the period--and Villiotte's best play of the game--came just after A.J. Mleczko was stuffed point-blank in front of Husky goaltender Kim Flatt. Northeastern, on a power play, immediately got on a breakaway, and it looked like it would be 1-0 to the visitors...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Villiotte Valiant In Goal | 2/15/1995 | See Source »

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