Word: contest
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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MIKE TYSON Pleads no contest to assault; parole officer won't be pleased. He'll fight again, but in a ring...
...union president found that he and representatives of the DNC set up an illegal contribution swap scheme in which the Teamsters would contribute $10 for every dollar the Democrats steered from wealthy donors into the Carey campaign. As a result, federal overseers nullified Carey?s election. A new contest led to Hoffa?s victory almost two weeks ago with 55 percent of the vote...
...actors, moreover, contribute performances that continually build tension as the play hurries towards its frenetic climax. As Suzy Hendrix, Julie L. Rattey '01 pulls off an exceedingly difficult role--she is a striking mix of inner strength and physical vulnerability. Though helpless once the contest turns physical, Suzy's always one step ahead of her stalkers (and Rattey's pensive pauses and subtle gesturing give us the sense that her character is always thinking, always plotting). As Gloria, Suzy's teenage helper, Kate Johnsen '01 is appropriately petulant (though she is unfortunately saddled with a number of hackneyed, static lines...
Especially surprising was senior point guard Tim Hill's inability to hold onto the ball. Hill finished the contest with 14 points and six assists, but was forced into five turnovers on the night, due largely to senior guard LeVar Folk's suffocating defense...
...normally sure-handed Crimson floor general entered the contest averaging just 2.2 turnovers per game, and his five last night was easily his season-high...