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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...where smugglers are known to pass. There, at around 10 p.m., he meets the man he hopes will get him to Libya. At a corner table in the dimly lit café, Abdi Salan listens intently to the local man, who speaks Arabic in a faint voice. (Abdi Salan's native tongue is Somali, but he understands enough Arabic to get by.) The man is tall, lean and dark, wearing a flowing white Arab robe and headdress. He is flanked by a pair of shorter, younger subordinates in Western clothes. The smugglers agree to help Abdi Salan cross the Sahara...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Desperate Journey | 12/14/2003 | See Source »

...chant of “We had sex in high school” missed its aim, as it was too faint to distract the players and I don’t know of any other Harvard students in the stands besides me. For my part, I was stationed with the Crimson parents, a sparse quiet group in a sea of red, too few and too reserved to counter the Big Red taunts...

Author: By Jessica T. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Boston Lee Party: Lynah Faithful Overpowers Rink as M. Hockey Bows to Cornell | 12/8/2003 | See Source »

British Sea Power come from a small coastal town in England, where the winds mix with saltwater and woodland air to forge an atmosphere of gloom, wavering peace and faint, distant storming that only the dogs can feel. Apparently the world ends every day there, if their brooding, dissonant debut album Decline of British Sea Power is any reflection...

Author: By Leon Neyfakh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Review: British Sea Power | 11/21/2003 | See Source »

Winner of the Best of Boston award three years in a row, this Porter Square studio “asks beginners to complete 10 classes in 3 weeks.” Offering over 30 classes a week, the not-so-faint of heart can challenge themselves in a 90-degree room. Think of this as the new yoga—the main instructor named the studio after himself...

Author: By C. E. Jampel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lean and Limber :: Yoga Up | 10/23/2003 | See Source »

...right, kids. This thrift mecca is not for the faint of heart, but if you grit your teeth, breathe through your mouth and hound around like an airport security pooch, you will come back to Cambridge with cool finds that bring new meaning to the word cheap. Awesome vintage t-shirts are organized by color and go for $1.99. This is the place for DeWolfies to outfit their sweet kitchenettes—glasses and cups are 50 cents, and plates...

Author: By A. HAVEN Thompson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Second Is the Best | 10/16/2003 | See Source »

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