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...Roger. And so did the music industry. Atlantic Records snagged him to preserve forever his rendition of Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come. Let's sing along: "Then I go to my brother,/ And I say, brother, help me please." Well, Bill did help Roger get famous. Fifteen minutes and counting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rock Around the Clock | 2/1/1993 | See Source »

...Fifteen years have passed since the Blizzard of '78, when students used the stone slabs flanking Widener as ski jumps and food service workers remained snowbound in the Union for three days; when the snow was so deep that even the ghosts were driven from the Yard...

Author: By David P. Bardeen, | Title: Where Has The Snow Gone? | 1/27/1993 | See Source »

Edley said the $83,000 allotted for minority projects this year has been spent on a variety of projects. The gift is financing six faculty research projects on topics ranging from the criminal justice system to immigration of Haitian refugees. Fifteen students are being supported for clinical research in Third World countries this month. In addition, the donation is being used to fund conferences on economic development in the Third World and five summer internships in human rights agencies...

Author: By Brigette M. Roberts, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Researcher Says Law School Misused $3 Million Donation | 1/11/1993 | See Source »

...Republican senator from Oregon had long been considered one of feminism's best friends on the Hill, certainly on the Republican side. He has consistently appointed women to top jobs--for the last fifteen years his chief of staff has been a woman--and has been an outspoken advocate of a woman's right to make her own reproductive choices...

Author: By Lori E. Smith, | Title: Good Politics, Poor Behavior | 12/12/1992 | See Source »

...Fifteen percent of the guests were assigned to banquet-style tables and received substantial meals of gourmet chicken and side dishes, while 25 percent sat on upturned barrels and were served rice and beans...

Author: By Sarah E. Scrogin, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: 400 Join in Oxfam Banquet | 11/20/1992 | See Source »

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