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Meningitis is "an inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal chord," according to a pamphlet issued by University Health Services (UHS). Its cause may be either viral or bacterial...

Author: By L. MARIKA Landau-wells, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Student Recovering From Meningitis | 4/24/1998 | See Source »

...Stealing judiciously from "Jane Says" and Bowie's Diamond Dogs, the funky drum machine sound can't save the song from going nowhere. Following it is "Barbarella," a plea to the space-faring sex kitten to save Weiland from his malaise. Weiland's despairing vocals are backed by a chord progression lifted straight from Hunky Dory, and more chock-full of sound effects than anything off the White Album. There's enough ideas in it for four songs, and at times the song's schizophrenia--orchestral flourishes, calypso breakdowns, unaccompanied vocals--gets unnerving. But it ends...

Author: By Josiah J. Madigan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Scott Weiland Offers his Version of Heroin Chic | 4/17/1998 | See Source »

...this comment, while cutting to those who still subscribe to the expression, strikes a nostalgic chord, harkening back to a time when kids could say "second base" and they all knew what that meant. Of all the students asked, B.J. Novak '01 was the only one to offer a solution: "Why don't we bring back the baseball system?" Sure, it was big in Junior High, and sure, college students are supposedly more mature, but wouldn't it be nice if inquiring minds could ask what happened last night and actually know? Yet, while ideal, this plan will undoubtedly never...

Author: By Brian J. Norton, | Title: the truth about HOOKING UP | 4/9/1998 | See Source »

Halley's argument struck a chord with severalaudience members, some of whom were students ofFallon's and others who were familiar withHalley's work in the area...

Author: By India F. Landrigan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Biddle Memorial Lecture Addresses Pro-Gay `Like-Race' Argument | 4/8/1998 | See Source »

...musicians can also take the class: "We're trying to build an awareness of how musical elements relate to one another [but] aren't dependent on particular technical names," Goldberg says. "I had a teacher once who actually called chord names by fruit names. We had to find out how blueberries related to strawberries...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Charting the Course | 3/12/1998 | See Source »

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