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Instead, he used our trust as a cloak, and crept back into the shadows. The press built up a straw hero, but instead of becoming real for the first time in his baseball life, Strawberry simply blew away...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, | Title: Darryl, A Hero Made of Straw | 4/22/1999 | See Source »

...been warning of pesticide dangers, it was Carson who struck upon the metaphor that would draw all these dire warnings to a point. "There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings...Then a strange blight crept over the area and everything began to change...There was a strange stillness...The few birds seen anywhere were moribund; they trembled violently and could not fly. It was a spring without voices. On the mornings that had once throbbed with the dawn chorus of scores of bird voices there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environmentalist RACHEL CARSON | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

...Crimson dragged its heels throughout the second game. Sophomore Steve Cooper teamed up with junior Jason Morrow to give Princeton an insurmountable 8-1 lead. The Crimson crept back to 8-3 behind kills by Pankau and junior Josh Banerjee, but well-placed Tiger hits smoked through the Crimson's hands and found the holes in its defense. Princeton won the second game...

Author: By Maisa A. Badawy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: M. Volleyball Loses to Princeton, Rutgers at Home | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...Just as MIT snuck behind us to win the college level this year with a score of five out of six points, we crept up behind Princeton last year and took their title," McClelland said. --Jordana R. Lewis

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Chess Club Places Second | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

...Just as MIT snuck behind us to win the college level this year with a score of five out of six points, we crept up behind Princeton last year and took their title," McClelland said...

Author: By Jordana R. Lewis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Places Second | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

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