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Terrier Matt Marden picked up an almost instant tripping penalty at 16 seconds and the Crimson power play cranked up early. But B.U. survived crisp Crimson passes, broke into the Harvard end and scored short-handed...
...Meetings--Time spent in meetings has increased dramatically. Meeting attendees should be kept to a minimum and meeting time held to shorter crisp sessions...
...used the sonata to exhibit the fleetest of fingers and an extraordinary range of sound-from thundering climaxes to whispering pianissimos. Liszt's Spanish Rhapsody is entirely a display piece; Berman's epic double-octave runs near the end were breathtaking. The choice of Beethoven's crisp, bouncy Sonata No. 18, Op. 31, No. 3, rather than one of the composer's mightier scores, was wise: one does not spout deep philosophy at a fireworks display. Berman's playing of the sonata was immaculate, and not without humor...
With the exception of one off evening against Bentley College, the 'Cliffe hoopsters have been impressive, displaying a crisp, passing offense that has been spirited and fluid. Their defense, usually acceptable, has had one problem throughout the season: an unfortunate abundance of foul troubles...
Virgin or Madonna. A more complex portrait of the artist emerges from the Selected Letters of James Joyce. Biographer Ellmann has trimmed three volumes of Joyce's correspondence into a crisp, compelling narrative-and added previously suppressed letters from Joyce to his wife Nora. Visiting Dublin on business in 1909, Joyce was unhinged by the rumor (false) that Nora had been unfaithful to him during their courtship five years earlier. Back in Trieste, Nora was bewildered and shocked by Joyce's anguished accusations. When this crisis passed, the couple tried to bridge their physical and emotional separation with...