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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...jinks. None of the staff at the Wadsworth House have heard anything about a man in a Tricorn hat. Similarly, no one in University Hall, not the staff, not the janitors, not even Dean Archie C. Epps III, have heard sounds of ghostly merriment. At Christ Church, administrator Dick Whittington will give a thorough tour of the 12 graves in the basement of the church, but has never heard of a rambling British soldier. Bill Gannon, he adds, left years...

Author: By Drake P. Bennett, | Title: Twilight Zone: The College Years | 11/20/1997 | See Source »

Sometimes, though, comments on papers can get a little bit too personal, crossing a different sort of line. One such case arose from anonymous student ("Dick") was writing a cover letter for a paper. "While I was writing it, my girlfriend was bothering me. I wrote her a message in the cover letter about how some people had work to do and that she should leave me alone. And then I forgot to take it out." Most Faculty reading this might have been surprised, but probably would have ignored the matter. However, Dick's teacher chose to take it personally...

Author: By Jessica Hammer, | Title: Writing on the Edge | 11/20/1997 | See Source »

...Dick's girlfriend, "Jane," read the paper and came across the comment. She responded by writing back to the teacher: "I am 'the bitch' you referred to on [Dick's] paper. I'll have you know, his first loyalty is to me, thank you very much." The Faculty member replied that ladies must stick together in the face of unavoidable, tiresome men and commented at length on Dick's hairstyle. Perhaps this is not what students generally expect when responding to the comments written on their papers...

Author: By Jessica Hammer, | Title: Writing on the Edge | 11/20/1997 | See Source »

...says. "And with Carey's fall, his coalition with (AFL-CIO head) John Sweeney, which was so lucrative for pro-labor Democrats (and so successful in dragging down fast-track), is basically finished. As for Hoffa, so far he's playing it very close to the vest." Somewhere, Dick Gephardt is sweating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Welcome Back, Hoffa | 11/17/1997 | See Source »

...drunken chicanery ("Who's that girl, that pretty young thing/After I fuck her she'll get up and sing/Sharpen your boot, bludgeon your eye/The Blarney Stone brings a tear to me eye") that sticks out like a sore thumb. Tapping into a similar stylistic tradition, "Waving My Dick In The Wind" hastily ponders loneliness in a humorous jaunt...

Author: By Peter A. Hahn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Underwater Rhythms: A Mission Impossible | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

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