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What made the Jazz Age such an interesting time to chronicle? The 1920s are wonderful. They're completely wild. It's a peculiarly anarchist decade because of Prohibition. You have this brand new constitutional amendment. You have the social upheaval that followed World War I. You have this undercurrent of lawlessness that starts running through the decade as people reject the government trying to legislate moral behavior. This really defiant drinking that fosters the rise of massive organized crime. I feel really lucky that the scientists I like invented their field in Jazz Age New York. It's like someone...
...Freshman] Tommaso [di Robilant] is consistent, the other two were up and down,” Brand said of the foil fencers. “[Consistent success] hasn’t happened yet, and I’m hoping it will change...
...Caroline] had a standout performance today,” Brand said. “She still needs to improve on a couple of things, but they’re fairly minor, and I anticipate that she will finish strong again...
...We’re having a meeting tomorrow to impress on everybody that they need to fence their best,” Brand said. “Princeton is strong, but anybody still has a chance to come out on top. Everybody needs to pull their weight, and if they don’t, I will be very angry...
Fortunately for Brand, the players echo his determination...