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...impromptu remarks at the Harvard Faculty Club before a summer meeting of college admissions officials Monday afternoon, University President Lawrence H. Summers called the decision historic...

Author: By Stephen M. Marks and Simon W. Vozick-levinson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Affirmative Action Upheld By High Court | 6/27/2003 | See Source »

...impromptu remarks at the Harvard Faculty Club before a summer meeting of college admissions officials Monday afternoon, University President Lawrence H. Summers said the decision was historic...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: High Court Upholds Affirmative Action | 6/5/2003 | See Source »

Quincy 305 connects to an adjoining common room in 303 through white wooden doors. On the far side of 303, there’s a blue face painted on the wall. Anthony just started painting one day and his impromptu work took the form of a face...

Author: By Daniela J. Lamas, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Four-Year Path to a Quincy Suite | 6/5/2003 | See Source »

...uncommon for the police to break up such impromptu gatherings after noise complaints from neighbors, fellow ’poonsters say. From time to time, though, the music would continue—perhaps for hours—without any interruption...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Simpsons Writer Meyer, Comedy is No Laughing Matter | 6/4/2003 | See Source »

...above the previous night's resting place. This meant some days of short treks simply to acclimatize. Hours were measured out with cups of tea and swapped books. At the Thangsing camp at 3,800 meters we fashioned a ball from plastic bags, turning a dull afternoon into an impromptu football match, with dzo droppings for goalposts. But a hard lesson was driven home: playing soccer at altitude results in vomiting and a skull-splitting headache...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gagging for Adventure | 5/26/2003 | See Source »

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