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...Edgar V. Thomas ‘05, the recent terrorist attacks in Washington D.C. and New York are a glaring reminder of the constant dark cloud of violence he fled in his native war-torn Sierra Leone. Following the erruption of civil war in this West African, diamond-rich country, rebels gained control of the United Nations-occupied capital, Freetown, where Edgar and his family lived. “I had to pack my whole life into two suitcases,” Edgar recalls in a calm, matter-of-fact tone...

Author: By Amelia E. Lester and Antoinette C. Nwandu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Flight From Freetown | 9/27/2001 | See Source »

...Mercury Marquis Brougham B) behind the photocopier C) in Jason Sehorn's cleats D) in J. Edgar Hoover's teeth E) on Jimmy Hoffa's head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Sep. 17, 2001 | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

...invaded the living room, so there?s a mercy. Back then, radio was the entertainment furniture of choice. American families gathered ?round the mahogany console and attended to some recent movie condensed to an hour ("Lux Radio Theatre") or to the plainly ab-surdist proposition of an unseen ventriloquist (Edgar Bergen with his puppet Char-lie McCarthy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Mercury, God of Radio | 8/27/2001 | See Source »

...away owners of baseball's best record at 63-24, are sending eight players, a full quarter of the squad and the most since the 1960 Pirates. Seattle fans, voting early and often, elected four of them - first baseman John Olerud, second baseman Bret Boone, designated hitter Edgar Martinez and straight-from-Japan outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who received the most votes of any player - to start...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Year's Best All-Stars Are on the Bench | 7/10/2001 | See Source »

...Mariners are now made of players like Edgar Martinez, a quietly stellar hitter who will be batting .300 with 125 RBIs well into his 50s. Bret Boone and John Olerud are fine players and deserving, but superstars? More like hometown voting passion. Likewise Cameron, Garcia, Sasaki and Nelson - none of these guys are going to make Rodriguez-type money or do Griffey-type commercial endorsements...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Year's Best All-Stars Are on the Bench | 7/10/2001 | See Source »

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