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proportions," but that was an understatement - the tragedy was quintessentially international. Europe and the entire world watched the disaster unfold on television and the Internet - images that inevitably brought to mind the Bali terrorist bombing of 2002 - and slowly came to grips with the scope of the catastrophe. "It was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lost In The Waves | 1/2/2005 | See Source »

Desperately clinging to a tenuous 2-1 lead throughout the third period, the Crimson could not hold on quite long enough. Offsetting high-sticking calls with 6:54 to go in the game produced a 4-on-4 situation, opening up the ice for a pair of Duluth�...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: OT Loss Concludes Tough Weekend For W. Hockey | 12/6/2004 | See Source »

But one major hurdle remains. Earlier this fall, it was revealed that some kegs would again be permitted, but inexplicably House Committees would be the only organizations authorized to have them. The kegs would be purchased collectively from a single alcohol distributor, and keg beer would be controlled and served...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Reverse the Keg Ban | 11/5/2004 | See Source »

That confidence was shattered, however, in the waning minutes of the contest. With Harvard clinging to a 1-0 lead, Princeton’s Alexis Martirosian capitalized on a penalty corner, knocking a high shot past senior goalie Aliaa Remtilla. Martirosian’s tally evened the score, giving the...

Author: By Caleb W. Peiffer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Princeton Defeats Field Hockey With Two Last-Minute Tallies | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

As if those two were not unsettling enough, later there is the figure of the fertility god Xipe Totec, circa 1500. Known to the Aztecs as "our flayed lord," he wears a pebbly garment that represents flayed human skin with pustules of fat clinging to it. The idea behind this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Hard People, Stark Beauty | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

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