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Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoreboard | 2/12/1981 | See Source »

...Mephostophilis (Courtney Vance), accompanies Faustus after he has signed with Lucifer. Mephostophilis attends on Faustus, but it soon becomes apparent that he does not cater to Faustus' every whim and often berates Faustus rather than serving him. Faustus' "all-power" seems to have limitations. Vance makes Mephostophilis a perfect foil to Faustus, his measured cynicism playing off Faustus' flippancy. To Faustus' declaration, "I think hell's a fable." Vance responds by filing his nails as he destroys Faustus' illusions, adding a chilling glee to the audience's first glimpse of the possible outcome of Faustus' decision...

Author: By Sarah L. Mcvity, | Title: Unworldly Knowledge | 2/12/1981 | See Source »

Biddle spearheaded the Crimson's epee victory, which Harvard won 7-2. In the foil, which the Crimson clinched 6-3, Dave Hannower and the combative Dave Merner were the standouts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foilsmen Slice Brandeis, 19-8, Beat Judges in Team Effort | 12/11/1980 | See Source »

Debate planners have been having nightmares about Sept. 23, 1976. It was that day in Philadelphia, at exactly 10:51.05p.m., that a 25-cent foil-wrapped electrical capacitor gave way during a debate between Carter and former president Gerald R. Ford. The world, and the stony-faced candidates, waited in silence for 28 minutes...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Journalists Flock to 'City of Forests' | 10/29/1980 | See Source »

...just look up into the sky, hoping to see a dogfight, even though the state radio and television constantly remind Tehran residents that they should take the air raid signals seriously. Most people have covered the window panes of their homes or apartments with thick black paper or tin foil, in order to keep the lights on during the blackout. The reason is not so much the fear of air strikes as the noisy urging of young people and children who act as self-appointed civil defense wardens. The briefest glimpse of light from a window starts a chorus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Tehran: Clean Air and Less Fuel | 10/27/1980 | See Source »

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