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...Pirandellian-like staging"? "Shakespearian-like dialogue"? Does this strike you as amateurish-like ineptitude? I am unfamiliar with The Crimson's comp process for its arts staff, but surely the most prestigious college daily in the country must be able to procure writers with a better grasp of basic written English prose. These enormous gaffes almost distract the careful and intelligent reader from other, comparatively minor affronts to the English language, such as the unfortunate mixed metaphor "drowning out dramatic content...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Some Obvious-Like Proofing Errors | 4/25/1991 | See Source »

...first words of advice I heard upon arriving at Harvard were, "Don't comp The Crimson." Like a lot of other first-years, I foolishly ignored this sage advice. Believe me, I paid for my folly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: First Things First | 4/20/1991 | See Source »

...advice: When you see a poster advertising the Crimson comp next fall, treat it as though it were someone offering you a toke of a fat joint...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: First Things First | 4/20/1991 | See Source »

...cardboard figures of local police officers next to such tempting items as film and cosmetics. The cutouts cost Cub $500 apiece but have reduced shoplifting in the store 30% in the past six weeks. "We don't have to feed them, pay them, give them vacation or worker's comp," says assistant manager L.J. Stevens. "We just clean them off once a week with a dustcloth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Five-Fingered Discount | 12/17/1990 | See Source »

PASSING: PlayerTeam ATT-COMP PCT YDSTDS Rating Kehler Yale 57- 31 .544 444 2 127.9 Cochrane Cornell 69- 42 .609 481 1 121.3 Mayhew Columbia 134- 82 .612 872 1 106.4 Lenkaitis Brown 78- 46 .590 436 3 105.8 Hensch Penn 94- 45 .479 587 4 103.7 Willis Brown 92- 46 .500 560 3 103.2 Sharp Princeton 99- 45 .455 673 2 101.1 Brzica Dartmouth 37- 17 .459 193 1 82.5 Lazarre-White HARVARD...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: IVY LEAGUE FOOTBALL | 11/2/1990 | See Source »

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