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...training hasn't gone very well in the last couple of months, and it's put a damper on my summer plans," Carswell says. "It's uncertain as to where or if I'm going to be competing...

Author: By Richard B. Tenorio, | Title: Cruise Control | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...play begins when David (Marshall Lewy '99), Ozzie and Harriet's oldest son, returns home from the Vietnam War and is dropped off by a stiff military soldier (Greg David '99). David is now blind: this unexpected circumstance throws a damper on the joy of the family. Each character changes in some way: success-driven yet lonely Ozzie recalls his youth and maliciously derides his own children; Harriet can no longer fix each situation simply by offering snacks to everyone or calling her priest, Father Donald (Rich Amberg '00); and Ricky (Joshua Cohen '97) simply avoids unpleasant situations by leaving...

Author: By Mary-beth A. Muchmore, | Title: When Johnny Comes Marching Home | 4/17/1997 | See Source »

...warmer and damper it gets the faster the books deteriorate. When it's hot and humid the stuff is decaying very rapidly," says James M. Reilly, director of the Image Permanence Institute...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade, | Title: Humidity Decaying Widener's Volumes | 3/7/1997 | See Source »

...ardent Kerry supporter and lifelong Democrat, Coleman says this policy does not damper the political activity of administrators...

Author: By Richard M. Burnes, | Title: Faculty, Students, Administrators Fill Candidates' Coffers | 10/30/1996 | See Source »

Although the park has since been reopened, the extra precautions that must now be taken because of the bombing do put a damper on the enjoyment, and serve as a reminder of a senseless act of violence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Costs of a Tragedy-Free Nation | 8/9/1996 | See Source »

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