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...lead singer could barely be held back by the venue’s security guards, the mellowness of the Dismemberment Plan’s “The Face of the Earth” and “Timebomb” (from their final album Change) provided a welcoming contrast...
...Bush's closest advisers last week if the President had struggled with his Iraq decision. "No," he said, peremptorily, then quickly amended, "He understands the enormity of it, he understands the nuances, but has there been hand-wringing or existential angst along the way? No." (This, in contrast to his torturous quasi-Solomonic decision on stem-cell research...
...stark contrast to the success of the Big Red bombers, the Crimson was unable to establish any rhythm in its offense, particularly with its perimeter shooting. A night after drilling 10 three-pointers on 21 attempts against Columbia, Harvard could only muster six long-distance buckets in 28 attempts (21 percent...
...choice she did not emphasize her feminine qualities. Though her features were strong, she was not unattractive and might have been quite stunning had she taken even a mild interest in clothes. This she did not. There was never lipstick to contrast with her straight black hair, while at the age of 31 her dresses showed all the imagination of English bluestocking adolescents...
Professional scholars, in contrast, seem to recognize the threat war poses to their interests. At the Faculty meeting on Tuesday, University President Lawrence H. Summers attempted to put an end to their hand-wringing by reassuring them that his PATRIOT-ism jibes with the University’s commitment to academic inquiry and civil liberties. Above all, the University must avoid admitting it is implicated in the oily mess overseas. When Adams House Masters Sean and Judith Palfrey sent an e-mail to Adams residents explaining why they had attended a peace rally, Summers declared it “unfortunate...