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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Abida ’03 ventured that the quality of discussion about American policy was far more advanced in the outskirts of Tunis than on the banks of the Charles. But Alexander B.H. Turnbull ’05 at least was not allowing his stay in America to dull his awareness of the pressing dangers inherent in the war against terrorism. “Sure [my roommates and I] put together an emergency kit after hearing Tom Ridge talk,” he says. “Two packets of Marlboro Reds and a bottle of vodka...

Author: By Anthony S.A. Freinberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Foreign Kids in America | 3/6/2003 | See Source »

Thanks to a handful of entrepreneurial websites, however, gamblers need not restrict themselves to dull sporting events. At betonsports.com, it’s easy to wager on terrorism, war and even natural disasters. For those not fired up by a Blazers-Nuggets game, there’s a chance to bet on which hemisphere will host the next 7.5 magnitude earthquake (odds say the Eastern) or to wager on which month this year will see the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan destroyed by nuclear weapons. (At 15,000 to 1, the odds for March 2003 are the same as the odds...

Author: By Jonathan P. Abel, | Title: Wage(r) War | 3/6/2003 | See Source »

Placed against white walls and lit both naturally and artificially, the intense colors trigger a feeling of warmth and provide a visual escape from the dull grays of dirty snow...

Author: By Christopher W. Platts, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sunbathing at the Sert | 2/28/2003 | See Source »

After the meal, we ordered yet another round of tea. This was our third pot, quite dull in color compared to our first. We reclined in the chairs and inhaled the sweet incense; the Buddha statues in a variety of positions and with a variety of expression gazed benevolently at us as we chatted away. The post-meal atmosphere of the Tea House is easygoing and laid back. Tony pulled up a chair to join us. He told us about his brother who was formerly a Buddhist and now a follower of the Falon Gong movement, his sister...

Author: By Vanashree Samant, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Buddhist's Delight | 2/27/2003 | See Source »

...would be too much to call these understandings false. There were times, especially in the Cubist years, when Picasso did rush in to places where Matisse feared to tread. And when it comes to color, Picasso, so given to dull greens and nougat browns, is no match for Matisse's vermilions and aquamarines. But the great lesson of the Matisse exhibitions of the past decade or so--the lesson this show carries forward--is that Matisse was every bit as much the trailblazer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: When Henri Met Pablo | 2/24/2003 | See Source »

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