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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lone bright spot for the Crimson shone through at the No. 1 doubles spot. Junior Mitty Arnold and Meringoff, the No. 21 ranked doubles team in the country, defeated Mississippi State's Matt Pledger and Kristian Broems...

Author: By Connor Schell, | Title: Mississippi State Ousts M. Tennis, 4-1 | 5/20/1996 | See Source »

Until VORTEX, the competing hypotheses about tornado formation could not be rigorously tested. The downdraft theory, for example, was bolstered by storm chasers' sightings. Observes Erik Rasmussen, field coordinator for VORTEX: "What storm chasers see first is a big dark cloud, then a bright spiral slicing into the base." The problem is that the flow of air within a big storm is so complex that what the eye sees cannot always be trusted. Hence the need for measurements...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF TWISTERS | 5/20/1996 | See Source »

...keeping the range of tempos and melodies varied from song to song. Even for a seasoned Eve's Plum concert-goer, the set list never loses its momentum. The intro drum beats to "Jesus Loves You" get the crowd bouncing on its feet as the audience anticipates the bright, saccharine song. Fitzpatrick stares listeners in the face and grins while singing "They say I'm damned to hell/Well, I'll be damned." The band answers the crowd's expectations, and people applaud the pop song as if begging for an immediate reprise. But the band's momentum won't allow...

Author: By Peter A. Hahn, | Title: Eve's Plum Is a Sticky-Sweet Treat | 5/17/1996 | See Source »

...bright spots this year was in the finance committee, where members continued the work of Councillors Brian R. Blais '97 and Edward B. Smith III '97 in reforming student grants guidelines. But still, about 20 organizations were denied funding requests. Meanwhile, two council executives spent $400 on airline tickets for a junket to Philadelphia. Remember: that's your money they're spending...

Author: By --stealers Wheel, | Title: 'The New UC': Crusaders and Lunatics | 5/17/1996 | See Source »

...type is undoubtedly familiar to Kennedy, a former newspaperman who has successfully transferred the virtues of clarity and concision to fiction. At just over 200 pages, The Flaming Corsage contains more dramatic events, bright dialogue and strong characters than most novels twice its length. The generous spirit is best reflected by Daugherty's dying father, who jauntily toasts his own send-off with a growler of ale and an intimation of paradise that, he says, resembles the inside of a fireman's boot. "That's not what heaven looks like," says his priest. "Then," replies the elder Daugherty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: LIVING WITH THE ASHES | 5/13/1996 | See Source »

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